{"product_id":"st-tammany-parish-lautre-cote-du-lac-paperback","title":"St. Tammany Parish: L'Autre Côté Du Lac - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalker Percy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eFrederick Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good local history is an excellent and\u003cbr\u003eagreeable thing. It pleases on two counts. It satisfies the curiosity of the\u003cbr\u003einhabitants of a region, whether newcomers or old settlers, especially if no\u003cbr\u003eadequate history had existed before. It dispels myths, corrects old wives'\u003cbr\u003etales. And, if the history is first-rate, it goes beyond a factual account of\u003cbr\u003epersons and places, the particularities of a region, and shows the significance\u003cbr\u003eof these human happenings in a larger scheme of things, in this case the\u003cbr\u003eemergence of a new nation.\u003cbr\u003eEllis's history succeeds on both counts. It is a delightful and\u003cbr\u003eauthoritative account of lore which not even St. Tammanyites may have heard of.\u003cbr\u003eDid you know, for example, that there was once a flourishing wine industry in\u003cbr\u003eSt. Tammany Parish? That local vineyards produced excellent red and white\u003cbr\u003ewines, the red from Concord grapes, the white from Herbemont? Did you know that\u003cbr\u003ein 1891 a rice crop of 50,000 barrels was harvested, half the entire output of\u003cbr\u003eSouth Carolina? . . .\u003cbr\u003eEllis has rendered this pleasant and authoritative history in a graceful and\u003cbr\u003elively style and with a genuine affection for the people he writes about.\u003cbr\u003eWalker Percy\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.16 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113975713927,"sku":"9781565545632","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cba9613e5cbdd9dc743e907e75a0421c.webp?v=1732494020","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/st-tammany-parish-lautre-cote-du-lac-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}