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The history of New Orleans is a street-level story, with names like Iberville, Terpsichore, Gravier, Tchoupitoulas, and, of course, Bourbon, presenting the city's past with every step. The late John Churchill Chase eloquently chronicles the origins and development of the most fascinating of American cities in this humorous read.
Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children details the interesting stories of the developers and families as well as the infamous...
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Jean Lafitte left behind many a legend for generations to follow in the pages of Louisiana history. Treasure hunters still speculate about the site of pirated loot buried under French Quarter homes or sunk in the Barataria swamps.
His notorious reputation was born of tales like these of the blacksmith and suspect pirate. But, regardless of whatever the storytellers may repeat, there is one legend that does survive the test of authenticity, the story...
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No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his bed and arrested by the FBI at his Chicago home. He was accused of running the state government as a criminal racket and, most shockingly, caught on tape trying to barter away President-elect Barack Obama's US Senate seat. Most politicians would hunker down, stay quiet, and fight the federal case...