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Lafitte the Pirate

by Lyle Saxon ...

No fictional swashbuckler could ever rival Jean Lafitte's dramatic life. From his hidden base in the Louisiana swamps at Barataria Bay, Lafitte mounted daring raids on ships in the Gulf of Mexico. His battles with the law were the stuff of legend: when Governor Claiborne of Louisiana offered a reward for the buccaneer's capture, Lafitte responded with a bigger reward for the governor! But when the ... Read more

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No fictional swashbuckler could ever rival Jean Lafitte's dramatic life. From his hidden base in the Louisiana swamps at Barataria Bay, Lafitte mounted daring raids on ships in the Gulf of Mexico. His battles with the law were the stuff of legend: when Governor Claiborne of Louisiana offered a reward for the buccaneer's capture, Lafitte responded with a bigger reward for the governor! But when the
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Children of Strangers

by Lyle Saxon ...

Series series PELICAN POUCH
Children of Strangers is the powerful and moving novel of love in a community bound by race and class. Famie is a mulatto girl whose ancestors-free blacks-rivaled the white planters in wealth and culture. But on a Louisiana plantation in the 1920s, she is an outcast, rejected by whites because of her black ancestors and unwilling to associate with the sharecroppers who are descendants of slaves.An ... Read more

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Children of Strangers is the powerful and moving novel of love in a community bound by race and class. Famie is a mulatto girl whose ancestors-free blacks-rivaled the white planters in wealth and culture. But on a Louisiana plantation in the 1920s, she is an outcast, rejected by whites because of her black ancestors and unwilling to associate with the sharecroppers who are descendants of slaves.An
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Old Louisiana {Illustrated Edition]

by Lyle Saxon ...

A fascinating volume, Old Louisiana chronicles much of the state's history. Vignettes depict the early French settlers, the later Spanish rulers, and the rise and collapse of the great plantation era.Bringing to light old diaries, letters, and other rare sources, Saxon creates a sensitive and realistic portrait of this charming, colorful state and its people. The reader meets daring pioneers, hot ... Read more

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A fascinating volume, Old Louisiana chronicles much of the state's history. Vignettes depict the early French settlers, the later Spanish rulers, and the rise and collapse of the great plantation era.Bringing to light old diaries, letters, and other rare sources, Saxon creates a sensitive and realistic portrait of this charming, colorful state and its people. The reader meets daring pioneers, hot
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Gumbo Ya-Ya

Folk Tales of Louisiana

by Lyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer ...

Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folk tales and customs, Gumbo Ya-Ya chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country. Originally written as part of the WPA's Louisiana Writers' Project, it has endured as a classic of its genre and is again available in a beautiful Pelican edition.Meet the Krewe of Zulu, New Orleans' most colorful all-black Carnival ... Read more

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Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folk tales and customs, Gumbo Ya-Ya chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country. Originally written as part of the WPA's Louisiana Writers' Project, it has endured as a classic of its genre and is again available in a beautiful Pelican edition.Meet the Krewe of Zulu, New Orleans' most colorful all-black Carnival
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Old Louisiana

by Lyle Saxon ...

A fascinating volume, Old Louisiana chronicles much of the state's history. Vignettes depict the early French settlers, the later Spanish rulers, and the rise and collapse of the great plantation era.Bringing to light old diaries, letters, and other rare sources, Saxon creates a sensitive and realistic portrait of this charming, colorful state and its people. The reader meets daring pioneers, hot ... Read more

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A fascinating volume, Old Louisiana chronicles much of the state's history. Vignettes depict the early French settlers, the later Spanish rulers, and the rise and collapse of the great plantation era.Bringing to light old diaries, letters, and other rare sources, Saxon creates a sensitive and realistic portrait of this charming, colorful state and its people. The reader meets daring pioneers, hot
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Father Mississippi

by Lyle Saxon ...

"The historical survey covers the entire period from the days of exploration through the development of the great steamboat traffic to the present. The pirates, gamblers, the etiquette of the floating palaces, the steamboat races... The old devil river is in the foreground, the valley in the background..."-The New Republic"A gorgeous and dramatic presentation of the great human story entwined in ... Read more

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"The historical survey covers the entire period from the days of exploration through the development of the great steamboat traffic to the present. The pirates, gamblers, the etiquette of the floating palaces, the steamboat races... The old devil river is in the foreground, the valley in the background..."-The New Republic"A gorgeous and dramatic presentation of the great human story entwined in
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A Lyle Saxon Reader

Lost Stories of the French Quarter and Buried Treasure

by Lyle Saxon ...

Second-place winner of the 2019 IndieReader Discovery Award for Fiction! First published 1919-1923 in the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper, the thirty-nine tales that comprise this volume include short stories, preservationist essays and character sketches of the author's beloved city. Most of the works in this book have been out of print since they were originally published. In this ... Read more

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Second-place winner of the 2019 IndieReader Discovery Award for Fiction! First published 1919-1923 in the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper, the thirty-nine tales that comprise this volume include short stories, preservationist essays and character sketches of the author's beloved city. Most of the works in this book have been out of print since they were originally published. In this
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A Lyle Saxon Reader: Lost Stories of the French Quarter and Buried Treasure

by Lyle Saxon ...

A Lyle Saxon Reader is a curated compilation of Saxon's writings about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast from the Times-Picayune newspaper between 1919 and 1923. Most of the short stories and character sketches in this book have been unseen since they originally published. A Lyle Saxon Reader is the first printing of fresh works by this author since the middle of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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A Lyle Saxon Reader is a curated compilation of Saxon's writings about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast from the Times-Picayune newspaper between 1919 and 1923. Most of the short stories and character sketches in this book have been unseen since they originally published. A Lyle Saxon Reader is the first printing of fresh works by this author since the middle of the twentieth century.
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Father Mississippi:

The Story of the Great Flood of 1927

by Lyle Saxon ...

A history of the river with firsthand accounts and photographs of the 1927 flood. Saxon's description of the discovery, exploration, and settlement of the delta combined with his collection of personal accounts makes for a compelling blend of personal, political, geographical, and historical facts. The book, considered as much a documentation of the disaster as an impassioned plea for help, ... Read more

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A history of the river with firsthand accounts and photographs of the 1927 flood. Saxon's description of the discovery, exploration, and settlement of the delta combined with his collection of personal accounts makes for a compelling blend of personal, political, geographical, and historical facts. The book, considered as much a documentation of the disaster as an impassioned plea for help,
... Read more
Fabulous New Orleans

by Lyle Saxon ...

This classic reprint evokes a city steeped in the traditions and idiosyncrasies of three cultures--French, Spanish, andAmerican. Known widely as one of Louisiana's great writers, Lyle Saxon documented many of the quirks and mysteries of New Orleans. His narratives include a vivid picture of Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a young boy, a brief history of the city, and accounts of strange and ... Read more

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This classic reprint evokes a city steeped in the traditions and idiosyncrasies of three cultures--French, Spanish, andAmerican. Known widely as one of Louisiana's great writers, Lyle Saxon documented many of the quirks and mysteries of New Orleans. His narratives include a vivid picture of Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a young boy, a brief history of the city, and accounts of strange and
... Read more
Father Mississippi

The Story of the Great Flood of 1927

by Lyle Saxon ...

As Lyle Saxon writes in his introduction: "This book is not a history of the Mississippi River in the strict sense of the word, although I have outlined the discovery, the exploration, and the settlement of the valleyï¿½but this volume is like a scrap-book in which I have collected menï¿½s thoughts, my own thoughts. These incidents seem to me informative, or amusing, or terrible, or tragic, or ... Read more

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As Lyle Saxon writes in his introduction: "This book is not a history of the Mississippi River in the strict sense of the word, although I have outlined the discovery, the exploration, and the settlement of the valleyï¿½but this volume is like a scrap-book in which I have collected menï¿½s thoughts, my own thoughts. These incidents seem to me informative, or amusing, or terrible, or tragic, or
... Read more
A Southern Woman's War Time Reminiscences

by Elizabeth Lyle Saxon ...

"She is to be held in lasting and grateful remembrance by the women of the nation." -A Woman of the Century, 1893An Alabama southerner with Unionist sympathies, Elizabeth Saxon crossed lines to rescue her father being held by the North as a spy, only to be accused of being a spy herself.In 1855, Saxon and her family spent the winters in Wetumpka, Alabama and summers in New York City, where her ... Read more

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"She is to be held in lasting and grateful remembrance by the women of the nation." -A Woman of the Century, 1893An Alabama southerner with Unionist sympathies, Elizabeth Saxon crossed lines to rescue her father being held by the North as a spy, only to be accused of being a spy herself.In 1855, Saxon and her family spent the winters in Wetumpka, Alabama and summers in New York City, where her
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