{"product_id":"new-orleans-the-glamour-period-1800-1840-paperback","title":"New Orleans: The Glamour Period, 1800-1840, a History of the Conflicts of Nationalities, Languages, Religion, Morals, Cultures, Law - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert E. Fossier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert E. Fossier\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most interesting period in the history of New Orleans is that\u003cbr\u003eincluded in the first four decades of the nineteenth century. During these\u003cbr\u003eyears, the city emerged from the status of a small town which, for nearly a\u003cbr\u003ecentury, had been neglected by both France and Spain. Subjected to the whims of\u003cbr\u003eforeign masters, a pawn of the politics of a war-torn Europe, New Orleans\u003cbr\u003ebefore the Purchase although the capital of a vast empire, was never much more\u003cbr\u003ethan a village. But when it became a part of the United States, New Orleans\u003cbr\u003esoon grew into a metropolis that attracted the attention not only of the\u003cbr\u003eNation, but of the world.\u003cbr\u003eRecalling Political Squabbles, The Cholera Epidemic of 1832, \u003cbr\u003eand Amusements-Refined and Vulgar, the author's detailed accounts are\u003cbr\u003ecomplemented by a chronological table and lists of both the governors of\u003cbr\u003eLouisiana and the mayors of New Orleans. New Orleans: The Glamour Period, \u003cbr\u003e1800-1840 presents the Crescent City in an accurate, archival light as\u003cbr\u003eit places it in the more genteel time preceding the Civil War.Recalling Political Squabbles, The Cholera Epidemic of 1832, \u003cbr\u003eand Amusements-Refined and Vulgar, the author's detailed accounts are\u003cbr\u003ecomplemented by a chronological table and lists of both the governors of\u003cbr\u003eLouisiana and the mayors of New Orleans. New Orleans: The Glamour Period, \u003cbr\u003e1800-1840 presents the Crescent City in an accurate, archival light as\u003cbr\u003eit places it in the more genteel time preceding the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.53 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167294492807,"sku":"9781565546066","price":53.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fa4e4e09fca445b3ed254a040d71bd96.webp?v=1733326656","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/new-orleans-the-glamour-period-1800-1840-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}