Louisiana: A History
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(From Amazon): From its ancient Indian peoples to its troubled beginning as a French colony to the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana has a history that, whatever else one might say about the state, has never been dull. This fifth edition of our classic survey history of Louisiana reflects a re-examination on the part of its esteemed team of authors of recent historical findings as well as of their own research, ensuring that "Louisiana: A History" will continue to present the most comprehensive and current account of the many different peoples that have and currently do make the rich, colourful land known as Louisiana their home.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0882952587
- Print Status
- In Print
- chapters
- 18
- Pages
- 500
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 5th
- Copyright
- 2008
chapters
- 1 Native Peoples and European Contact
- 2 The Founding of French Louisiana
- 3 Louisiana as a French Colony
- 4 Spanish Louisiana
- 5 The Final Years of COlonial Louisiana
- 6 The Territorial Period
- 7 The Political Development of Antebellum Louisiana
- 8 Life and Labor in Antebellum Louisiana
- 9 Civil War and Reconstruction in Louisiana
- 10 Uneasy Interlude
- 11 Bourbonism, Populism, and a Little Progressivism
- 12 The Time of the Kingfish
- 13 The struggle to Catch Up
- 14 Corruption, Reform, and Reaction
- 15 Reform and Race
- 16 The Decline of Racism
- 17 The Era of Edwin Edwards
- 18 Contemporary Louisiana
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