Product Description: In 1841 New Orleans opened its public schools with the personal assistance of Horace Mann, the early champion of public education in the United States. Those first schools launched public schooling not only in the Crescent City but throughout Louisiana and much of the Deep South...read more

Product Description: This collection of six original essays explores the peculiar ethnic composition and history of New Orleans, which the authors persuasively argue is unique among American cities. The focus of Creole New Orleans is on the development of a colonial Franco-African culture in the city, the ways that culture was influenced by the arrival of later immigrants, and the processes that led to the eventual dominance of the Anglo-American community...read more

Product Description: 1985, oversized hardcover edition, Audubon Park / Zoological Garden, New Orleans, LA (printed in Japan), 164 pages. More than 200 lush photos and historical documents; offers maps of the park, features on the zoo; a history of the park and zoo, with reflections on the future of the park...read more