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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118619293
ISBN-139781118619292
eBay Product ID (ePID)168474702
Product Key Features
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLouisiana : a History
Publication Year2014
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorJohn C. Rodrigue
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight31.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number6
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal976.3
Table Of ContentMap 1 Louisiana viii Map 2 The United States, with Louisiana highlighted ix Introduction by John C. Rodrigue 1 Part One 7 by Light Townsend Cummins 1 Native Peoples and European Contact 9 2 The Founding of French Louisiana 32 3 Louisiana as a French Colony 52 4 Spanish Louisiana 68 5 The Final Years of Colonial Louisiana 85 Suggested Readings 101 Part Two 105 by Judith Kelleher Schafer 6 The Territorial Period 107 7 The Political Development of Antebellum Louisiana 127 8 Life and Labor in Antebellum Louisiana 156 9 Civil War and Reconstruction in Louisiana 197 Suggested Readings 227 Part Three 233 by Edward F. Haas 10 Uneasy Interlude, 1877-1892 235 11 Bourbonism, Populism, and a Little Progressivism, 1892-1924 256 12 The Time of the Kingfish, 1924-1935 280 13 The Struggle to Catch Up, 1877-1935 301 Suggested Readings 322 Part Four 325 by Michael L. Kurtz 14 Corruption, Reform, and Reaction, 1936-1950 327 15 Reform and Race, 1950-1960 351 16 The Decline of Racism, 1960-1972 376 17 The Era of Edwin Edwards, 1972-1987 393 18 Louisiana at the End of the Century, 1987-2000 418 19 Louisiana in the New Millennium 454 Suggested Readings 478 Appendix I 481 European Rulers with Relation to Louisiana during the Colonial and Territorial Periods 481 Military Commandants and Governors of Louisiana 482 Appendix II 486 A Selective Chronology of Louisiana History 486 Index 493
SynopsisCovering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America s most colorful state., Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America's most colorful state. Since the appearance of the first edition of this classic text in 1984, Louisiana: A History has remained the best-loved and most highly regarded college-level survey of Louisiana on the market Compiled by some of the foremost experts in the field of Louisiana history who combine their own research with recent historical discoveries Includes complete coverage of the most recent events in political and environmental history, including the continued aftermath of Katrina and the 2010 BP oil spill Considers the interrelationship between Louisiana history and that of the American South and the nation as a whole Written in an engaging and accessible style complemented by more than a hundred photographs and maps, Covering the lively period from before First Contact to the present, Louisiana: A History provides an overview of the colorful history of this unique state. Now in its sixth edition, the classic text has been updated and revised to include the very latest scholarship in the field, as well as coverage of recent events, including the 2010 BP oil spill and its ensuing economic and environmental effects. Incorporating the latest historical literature, the text focuses not only on political but also social, economic, cultural, intellectual, and artistic history within the Pelican State. Organized in four parts, Louisiana: A History explores how events outside the colony, territory, and ultimately state of Louisiana shaped not only Louisiana s destiny, but that of the American South and the United States itself.
LC Classification NumberF369.L883 2014
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