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The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans
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America's most beguiling metropolis started out as a snake-infested swamp. Through intense imperial rivalries and ambitious settlers who risked their lives to succeed in colonial America, the site became a crossroads for the Atlantic world. The author gives us the full sweep of the city's history from its founding through statehood.
America's most beguiling metropolis started out as a snake-infested, hurricane-battered swamp. Through intense imperial rivalries and ambitious settlers who risked their lives to succeed in colonial America, the site became a crossroads for the Atlantic world. Powell gives us the full sweep of the city's history from its founding through statehood.
Weight | 0.676000 |
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Author | Powell, Lawrence N. |
Availability | IP |
Department | Travel Writing |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780674725904 |
Pages | 448 |
Published | 14/10/2013 |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Section | Travel Writing: General |
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