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The scarcity of Louisiana’s recorded past provides a great opportunity for the return of François Martin’s intriguing work, The History of Louisiana. Originally published in 1827, this is one of the classic historical studies of the Pelican State by one of Louisiana’s most thorough early historians. Martin befriended many leading figures of eighteenth, and nineteenth-century Louisiana, enabling him to write from a personal knowledge of people and events. Paperback.
The author of this comprehensive history was the first Louisiana historian to document his studies through research in the national archives of France and Spain. Originally published in 1854, this volume tells of the French in Louisiana. The impact felt by this French influence is still evident today in such areas as architecture, religion, and cuisine. Hardcover.
The author of this comprehensive history was the first Louisiana historian to document his studies through research in the national archives of France and Spain. Volume II (originally published in 1854) finishes the story begun in the first volume of the French influence in Louisiana. Topics include everything from struggles with the Native Americans to the arrival of the Acadians. Hardcover.
The author of this comprehensive history was the first Louisiana historian to document his studies through research in the national archives of France and Spain. Originally published in 1854, this volume covers the Spanish rule in Louisiana from 1769 to 1803. Read about the difficult conversion of a French colony into a Spanish one, and about the men who ruled from the Cabildo, which still stands in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Hardcover.
In this volume, read about the first half-century of Louisiana under the control of the United States. The road to the assimilation of this varied culture would be difficult and in many ways incomplete. Discover what took place in the unique land of Louisiana as the country that would be her home gained power and kept it. Hardcover.
Newton County, Mississippi, during the last two thirds of the nineteenth century, is the subject of this thorough history. The purpose of the author, as stated in the preface, is to “place before the public the most important persons of that period . . . to give an early appearance of the country, earliest settlers, first public buildings, as well as private enterprises.”
Volume 2 of this valuable publication provides detailed portraits of Pike County’s prominent citizens and gives focus as to how they worked to establish a blueprint for a respectable society. The history of townships continues along with information on the evolution of the press, the organization of this region’s county courts and judicial system, and a digest of the common state laws.
An historic treasure, this volume provides the story of the sturdy pioneers of Pike County who inhabited the Military Tract, a section of bounty land set aside by an act of Congress as payment to volunteer soldiers of the War of 1812. These counties, among the first settled in Illinois, were located in the western part of the state between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. This land includes the present counties of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark, and Warren.
The South’s renowned Rebel Yell and its unique, demoralizing effects have been documented throughout history. Whether as a planned part of a battle strategy or as an instinctual expression of adrenaline, the yell motivated the rebel soldiers and unnerved the enemy. In this definitive work, the mighty hollers of these warriors as they met their foes in battle are detailed as are their origins and nature. This work sets out to recapture the yell, which has been largely lost to time, and bring it back to life at full volume.
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The Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans is the second oldest in the United States. Since the club was officially organized as “boat club” on July 21, 1848, it has hosted countless regattas, supported other yacht clubs, and participated in inter-club competitions. Paperback.
Martin Niemoeller was ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1924. He was a hero during World War I, a German naval lieutenant and U-boat commander. He was also one of the earliest and most vocal critics of Nazism. As the Third Reich moved toward the obliteration of the Christian Church, Niemoeller, along with other pastors, formed the Pastor’s Emergency League to protect the church and its ministers from imprisonment and destruction. Paperback.
Never before has there been such a comprehensive look at Confederate military horses in the Civil War and their lives before, during, and after battle.
With this comprehensive book, author Robert Lewis Berman shares the story of a Jewish society located in Lexington, which is tucked away in the heart of the Mississippi Bible belt. He provides an extensive history of the town, profiles the families who made it flourish, and records his own personal experiences. Personal photographs and interviews make this book an intimate memoir of an almost unknown Mississippi town. Hardcover.
From its introduction to warfare in the 1940s to its role in Middle East operations, the helicopter has had a profound effect on military tactics and techniques. It has evolved from a means of transport to a precise component of the Special Operations Force. Apart from the challenges its design faced on the battlefield, this rotary-wing aircraft also faced opposition from the very military that employed it.
By 1934, the senator from Louisiana stood on the precipice of national power. His Share the Wealth club had made him a national figure. He set his sights on the presidency. One thing stood in his way—New Orleans. If Huey P. Long wanted to be considered a legitimate candidate for the presidency, he needed the support of the entire state. Paperback.