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Item specifics
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- City
- New Orleans
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
1469647141
ISBN-13
9781469647142
eBay Product ID (ePID)
248544448
Product Key Features
Book Title
City of a Million Dreams : a History of New Orleans at Year 300
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / Urban
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-020837
Reviews
Captures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture."--Ed Conroy, Houston Chronicle, A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial."--Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, City of a Million Dreams is a well-informed, masterfully-written, encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that makes New Orleans one of the most unique and adored cities in the world; it is a welcomed addition to the literature on the city."-- Louisiana History, Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to.--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, "One of the most intrepid investigative journalists of the tweneith century turned profound cultural historian, [Berry] turns the eyepiece on the kaleidoscope that is New Orleans and gives outsiders an authentic look in." -- Princeton Alumni Weekly, City of a Million Dreams is a well-informed, masterfully-written, encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that makes New Orleans one of the most unique and adored cities in the world; it is a welcomed addition to the literature on the city.-- Louisiana History, "A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject."-- Foreword Reviews, A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial.--Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, " City of a Million Dreams is a well-informed, masterfully-written, encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that makes New Orleans one of the most unique and adored cities in the world; it is a welcomed addition to the literature on the city."-- Louisiana History, A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial."--Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal, Captures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture."--Ed Conroy, The Houston Chronicle, Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to." --Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, "A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial."--Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal, "Captures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture."--Ed Conroy, The Houston Chronicle, Captures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture.--Ed Conroy, The Houston Chronicle, A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject."-- Foreword Reviews, Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to."--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, One of the most intrepid investigative journalists of the tweneith century turned profound cultural historian, [Berry] turns the eyepiece on the kaleidoscope that is New Orleans and gives outsiders an authentic look in. -- Princeton Alumni Weekly, One of the most intrepid investigative journalists of the tweneith century turned profound cultural historian, [Berry] turns the eyepiece on the kaleidoscope that is New Orleans and gives outsiders an authentic look in.-- Princeton Alumni Weekly, "Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to."--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books, A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject.-- Foreword Reviews
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
976.335
Synopsis
In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured the history and culture of the city in microcosm -- a city legendary for its noisy, complicated, tradition-rich splendor. In City of a Million Dreams , Jason Berry delivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Berry reveals the city's survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighborhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods. Berry orchestrates a parade of vibrant personalities, from the founder Bienville, a warrior emblazoned with snake tattoos; to Governor William C. C. Claiborne, General Andrew Jackson, and Pere Antoine, an influential priest and secret agent of the Inquisition; Sister Gertrude Morgan, a street evangelist and visionary artist of the 1960s; and Michael White, the famous clarinetist who remade his life after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. The textured profiles of this extraordinary cast furnish a dramatic narrative of the beloved city, famous the world over for mysterious rituals as people dance when they bury their dead., In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured the history and culture of the city in microcosm -- a city legendary for its noisy, complicated, tradition-rich splendor. In City of a Million Dreams , Jason Berry delivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Berry reveals the city's survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighborhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods.Berry orchestrates a parade of vibrant personalities, from the founder Bienville, a warrior emblazoned with snake tattoos; to Governor William C. C. Claiborne, General Andrew Jackson, and Pere Antoine, an influential priest and secret agent of the Inquisition; Sister Gertrude Morgan, a street evangelist and visionary artist of the 1960s; and Michael White, the famous clarinetist who remade his life after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. The textured profiles of this extraordinary cast furnish a dramatic narrative of the beloved city, famous the world over for mysterious rituals as people dance when they bury their dead., Delivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Berry reveals the city's survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighbourhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods., In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured the history and culture of the city in microcosm--a city legendary for its noisy, complicated, tradition-rich splendor. In City of a Million Dreams , Jason Berry delivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Berry reveals the city's survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighborhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods.Berry orchestrates a parade of vibrant personalities, from the founder Bienville, a warrior emblazoned with snake tattoos; to Governor William C. C. Claiborne, General Andrew Jackson, and Pere Antoine, an influential priest and secret agent of the Inquisition; Sister Gertrude Morgan, a street evangelist and visionary artist of the 1960s; and Michael White, the famous clarinetist who remade his life after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. The textured profiles of this extraordinary cast furnish a dramatic narrative of the beloved city, famous the world over for mysterious rituals as people dance when they bury their dead.
LC Classification Number
F379.N557B47 2018
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- z***e (1017)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseDespite my specific instructions to pack properly, item arrived in just a sheet of bubble wrap that barely had bubble pockets, was wrapped in a cutout cardboard sheet, & was shipped in a pouch (instead of a compact but sturdy box). All corners of the item have dents. Seller also took a while to reply. When seller offered to have the item returned, it was already too late. With your future customers, please learn to follow instructions to avoid problems brought about by the shipping process.
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