Presents twenty-two color maps and accompanying essays providing details on the people, ecology, and culture of the city.

One of the most scandalous books published in America at the time. "Reizenstein's peculiar vision of New Orleans is worth resurrecting precisely because it cros

Chronicles the history of the city from its being contended over as swampland through Louisiana's statehood in 1812, discussing its motley identities as a Frenc