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Name: The 1984 New Orleans World's Fair
Brand: Bill Cotter
SKU: 9780738568560
Price: 18.74 USD
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Slip down the bayous and back alleys of Louisiana history. Some stories speak of tragedy: the whispers of New Orleans vampires, the tortured souls haunting plantations, the horrors of the Thibodaux Massacre. But the twists and turns of Pelican State heritage offer their fair share of revelry as well. Sit on an abandoned dock in Lake Charles, visit the birthplace of Huey P. Long or take a guided tour of the historic French Quarter with our Louisiana history books. [View all Louisiana books]

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The 1984 New Orleans World's Fair

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Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras in Kodachrome

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St. Joseph Altars

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The 1984 New Orleans World's Fair

9780738568560

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In 1984, the city of New Orleans hosted the last world's fair held in the United States.

Conceived as part of an ambitious effort to revitalize a dilapidated section of the city and establish New Orleans as a year-round tourist destination, it took more than 12 years of political intrigue and design changes before the gates finally opened. Stretching 84 acres along the Mississippi River, the fair entertained more than seven million guests with a colorful collection of pavilions, rides, and restaurants during its six-month run. While most world's fairs lose money, the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair had the dubious distinction of going bankrupt and almost closing early. However, the $350-million investment did succeed in bringing new life to the area, which is now home to the city's convention center and a bustling arts district.

Mardi Gras

9781455617647

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A treasury of photos, drawings, and reminiscences recounting the history and culture of the annual New Orleans extravaganza.

This pictorial study recounts the history of Carnival in New Orleans, bringing to life in text and more than 160 photographs and drawings—many of them old and rare—the color, the pulse, and the pageantry that have earned this annual extravaganza its distinction as “the greatest free show on earth.” Tracing the evolution of Carnival from its modest beginnings, the book covers:

Lavish balls during the American regime under Governor William C.C. Claiborne

The first masked parade in 1837

The first torchlight parade by the Mystick Krewe of Comus in 1857

The coming of Rex and Momus in 1872

Participation of royalty, including Alexis, Grand Duke of Russia, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

The fiercely anti-Republican themes during the bitter years of Reconstruction

Modern innovations and the establishment of new krewes

Creation of the Rex doubloon in 1960, and more

As a bonus, recipes are also included—so you can get a little taste of Mardi Gras any day of the year.

Mardi Gras in Kodachrome

9781467102766

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America's greatest party and America's most colorful city, in all their shades, shimmer here in a never-before-published 1950–1960 collection of photographs taken at New Orleans's annual Mardi Gras. Photographer Ruth Ketcham chose the revolutionary Kodachrome slide film to capture Carnival, its walking and parading krewes, bystanders, and masquers. Kodachrome's fade-resistant images preserve a bygone 1950s era, not only of Mardi Gras but also of a bustling French Quarter, alive again with Regal Beer (Red beans and rice / And Regal on ice), Dixieland jazz clubs, the burlesque dancers and temptations of Bourbon Street, and the shopper's paradise that was Canal Street.