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.
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Weight 0.676000
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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