New Orleans: Facts and Legends

Maintained in its original edition and accurately reproduced, this book is perfect for tourists and locals alike, including curious teens and old-timers. It was written and presented by two well-known keepers of New Orleans' rich heritage. The contents include: 

• The History of Mardi Gras 

• Jackson Square 

• French or Spanish? 

• Explorers of the Mississippi 

• Was Jean Lafitte Truly a Pirate? 

• The Old New Orleans Mint 

• Antique Furniture in Louisiana 

• Charity Hospital in 1859 

• Yellow Fever and the Mosquito

• The German Coast and Creole Descendants

• Landmarks of New Orleans

• The Old River Front 

• Canal Street in 1857 

• The Customhouse of New Orleans 

• Louisiana Sugar and Molasses Mills

Presented in a carefully proofread and formatted digital edition, this new republication at last makes readily available, preserved in its original contents, a classic New Orleans book.