Frenchmen Desire Good Children And Other Streets Of New Orleans
by Chase, John ChurchillFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-04-01
Publisher(s): Touchstone
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Summary
Behind picturesque street names like Frenchmen, Desire, and Good Children lies the fascinating folklore of New Orleans. And there exists no better guide to the local history of this famous city than John Chase. A longtime resident of New Orleans and a man obviously in love with his hometown, Chase brings wit and wisdom to his up-to-date account of the people, the places, and the quaint buildings of this exotic Creole city. Book jacket.
Author Biography
John Churchill Chase was a veteran political cartoonist for The Times-Picayune and a special lecturer on the history of New Orleans at Tulane University. He died in 1986.
Table of Contents
| But First--Detouri | p. ix |
| Wilderness--and a Street | p. 1 |
| Prelude to a City | p. 17 |
| "... and Call It New Orleans" | p. 27 |
| Tchoupitoulas--More Than a Street | p. 39 |
| Growing Pains | p. 49 |
| Creole vs. Kaintock--Round One | p. 65 |
| Creole vs. Kaintock--Round Two | p. 77 |
| Canal Street--and Contrasts | p. 91 |
| The Americans Had Class | p. 105 |
| All Aboard for Uptown | p. 119 |
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