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| #1696330 in Books | Garrett County Press | 2009-03-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.10 x1.16 x5.62l,1.24 | File type: PDF | 430 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A period piece, but still somewhat current|By Goyo|Some of theacial characterizations in the 1937 New Orleans Guide may make you cringe, but the history and descriptions of the city keep it current and interesting. I read it before a recent trip to NOLA and found I knew a lot more about the French Quarter especially than I did on prior visits. The writing is nice, though refl||For those new to the guide, the book serves not only as a history of the city, but also as a practical guide for the tourists of the era. And it serves as a charming souvenir, even today. --Susan Larson, (New Orleans) Times-Picayune
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In 1938, under the direction of novelist and historian Lyle Saxon, The Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration produced this delightfully detailed portrait of New Orleans. Containing recipes, photographs and folklore, it is consistently hailed as one of the best books produced about the city. Remarkably, many of the sites and attractions the WPA chronicled in 1938 are still around today.
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