Madame Vieux Carré the French Quarter in the twentieth century / Scott S. Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, Scott S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi,
Descriptionxiii, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--History. --20th century.
Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--Social life and customs. --20th century.
Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--Politics and government. --20th century.
New Orleans (La.)--History. --20th century.
New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs. --20th century.
New Orleans (La.)--Politics and government. --20th century.

Contents To set the scene -- 1900-1920 : the Quarter faces a new century -- 1920-1930 : the firebird of preservation -- 1930-1946 : the struggle for the Tout Ensemble -- 1946-1961 : official vices and dissenting voices -- 1961-1971 : culture and counterculture -- Interlude: "Goin' down by my mama's" : transportation and the Quarter -- 1971-1978 : moon rise -- Interlude: Odd folks -- Interlude: Tourism -- 1978-1994 : the long slide down -- Interlude: The lakeside, strike three -- Interlude: Time and life in the Quarter -- 1994-2000 : a dance before the rain -- 2000 and on : into the new century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009021662
ISBN9781604733587 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1604733586 (cloth : alk. paper)

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