Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: . . . and Other Streets of

Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: . . . and Other Streets of New Orleans!

Bourbon? Calliope? St. Claude? Craps Street??! New Orleans history, legend, and myth are humorously and colorfully told through its street names, in a famous book all the locals grew up with â€” and tourists will enjoy â€” by cartoonist and humorist John Churchill Chase. The new ebook edition takes Chase's second and best edition and makes it more usable to the digital reader, adding a fully-linked index, active Contents, linked notes and cross-references, all the cartoons from the original, and more. It is searchable and properly formatted for e-readers, pads, and smartphones, and features all the drawings and map sketches of the original Second Edition, even including (unlike other versions) the sweeping cover inset drawings and the original dustjacket. A quality digital republication from Quid Pro Books and its Quaint Press imprint, this ebook still makes locals and visitors laugh while learning the sometimes embarrassing truths behind the people, neighborhoods, avenues, and "neutral grounds" of the hodgepodge that became New Orleans.

"Once upon a time," Chase writes, "while minding my own business drawing historical cartoons, I became intrigued with the realistic manner in which the street names of New Orleans told my city's lusty history...." He closes his preface thanking his wife, "who says that she does so believe that I was at the library all the times I said I was, and not at the Sazerac Bar. I also wish to thank the bartenders of the Sazerac Bar." This classic work is fun yet very informative, and in its new digital format with special features from Quid Pro Books serves as a great guide to the city's pathways to the present.
Country USA
Manufacturer Quid Pro Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-06-18
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Quid Pro Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-06-18
Format	Kindle eBook

Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: . . . and Other Streets of New Orleans!

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