
New Orleans As It Was
Episodes of Louisiana Life [Illustrated Edition]
- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A criminal lawyer and popular journalist, Henry C. Castellanos lived nearly three-quarters of the nineteenth century in New Orleans. In his later years, between 1892 and 1895, he wrote more than 120 articles for the Times-Democrat on the history and mores of his beloved city, and in 1895 he published a selection of those episodes in New Orleans as It Was. This facsimile reproduction of the volume includes a new introduction by historian Judith Kelleher Schafer, which pieces together the little-known life of Castellanos and provides insights about a period when New Orleans was the queen city of the South. Castellanos's collection of vignettes, incidents, anecdotes, personalities, and descriptions focuses on the years 1820 to 1860 and reflects the interests of a city newspaperman. The reader encounters duels, voodoos, executions, and piracy, and meets mayors, generals, slaves, masters, princes, paupers, judges, prisoners, and jailers. Castellanos describes in detail buildings, public parks, suburbs, notable houses, churches, and neighboring plantations as well as the characteristics, customs, dress, food, and amusements of New Orleanians. In capturing what he called New Orleans's "unwritten history, " Castellanos brings alive for readers today America's most interesting city at a younger age.-Print ed.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION.
- PREFACE.
- CHAPTER I.-THE LABRANCHE-HUESTON DUEL.
- CHAPTER II.-LOUIS PHILIPPE ROFFIGNAC.
- CHAPTER III.-GENERAL HUMBERT.
- CHAPTER IV.-A TALE OF SLAVERY TIMES.
- CHAPTER V.-ODD CHARACTERS AND CELEBRITIES.
- CHAPTER VI.-THE VOUDOUS.
- CHAPTER VII.-THE OLD PARISH PRISON.
- CHAPTER VIII.-NEW ORLEANS UNDER DENIS PRIEUR.
- CHAPTER IX.-THE EXECUTION OF PAULINE.
- CHAPTER X.-LOUISIANA PLANTERS.
- CHAPTER XI.-A STRANGE STORY OF THE SEA.
- CHAPTER XII.-LAFAYETTE SQUARE.
- CHAPTER XIII.-OLD LOUISIANA DAYS.
- CHAPTER XIV.-OLD LOUISIANA DAYS.
- CHAPTER XV.-OLD LOUISIANA DAYS.
- CHAPTER XVI.-OLD LOUISIANA DAYS.
- CHAPTER XVII.-OLD LOUISIANA DAYS.
- L’ENVOI.