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Canal Street and Beyond
"Canal Street and Beyond: Louisiana's 20th Century Department Stores" chronicles in detail the rise and fall of locally owened department stores throughout the state, few of which remain open today. (2003)
$30
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C'est Ca Ye'
"C'est Ca Ye' Dit: Creole Fokl Tales, Superstitions, Remedies, Customs, Nicknames and Linguistic Peculiarities of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana" takes a humorous, translated glimpse into the parish's Creole patois and the "Crenglish" of present-day residents.
$40
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Darby-Spanish Lake
The history of the now-vanished Darby House at New Iberia and its mysterious family which has piqued the curiousity of outsiders for over a century. (Illustrated; 2003)
$30
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From Porche to Labatut
"From Porche to Labatut: Two Centuries on the Pointe Coupee Coast" is a history of the Labatut House and its resident families. (Illustrated; 2002)
$30
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A History of Carnival
"A History of Carnival in Louisiana" chronicles the histories of all of Louisiana's Mardi Gras celebrations in detail. (2003)
$30
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A History of Pointe Coupee Parish(1999)
A comprehensive history from pre-historic times to the millenium. (1999)
$40
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A History of Pointe Coupee-2010 Ed.
A comprehensive history from pre-historic times to the millenium. (1999, 2005)
$25
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House of LeJeune
A history of the Lejeune House in New Roads and its resident families. (Illustrated; 2002)
$30
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The Life Family and Legacy of Julien Poydras
A biography of the famous philanthropist, statesman, merchant, planter, and poet. (Illustrated; 2001)
$40
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Quintessential Creoles
"Quintessential Creoles: The Tounoir Family of Pointe Coupee" is a history of a now extinct Creole family prominent in the early history of Pointe Coupee Parish, including Joseph Tounoir, builder of the Fannie Riche House. (Illustrated; 2003)
$40
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Rolling for Charity
A fully-illustrated, fact-filled documentation of New Roads' Mardi Gras celebration from 1881 to 2004. (2004)
$35
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The Dairy of Miss Jane Pittman
Ernest J. Gaines's now-classic novel-written as an autobiography-spans one hundred years of Miss Jane's remarkable life, from her childhood as a slave on a Louisiana plantation to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s.
A historical tour de force that stands as a landmark work for our time.
$6.99
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The Legacy of Ernest J. Gaines
Published by UL Lafayette Press in 2009, this title is a book in pictures and words that includes an introduction by Ernest J. Gaines, an original poem by Wendell Berry, and short essays by Reggie Scott Young, Marcia Gaudet, and Wiley Cash. The book uses photographs and quotations from Gaines’s fiction and essays to create a narrative of the land and people who inspired him, the literature he produced, and his legacy.
$40
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A Lesson Before Dying
The reader is given a unique outlook on the status of African Americans in the South, after World War II and before the Civil Rights Movement.
$26
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Amber Waves of Grain
The summer of 1960 becomes a turning point in the life of a 19 year Airman, nicknamed, Yogi, by his friends. The vast openess of the Texas Panhandle offers the first challenge he has to overcome as his senses struggle to adapt to this alien land while his spirit craves the beautiful massive live oaks and peaceful bayous of his native Louisiana. Drawn into the secret and troubled world of a beautiful student nurse from St. Anthony's Hospital, Yogi faces challenges greater than the blowing wind and bleak winters of the Panhandle.
$30
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Creole Thrift
With ingenuity and an open mind, famed New Orleans designer Angele Parlange sees potential in the offbeat yet sentimentally valuable. Using an eclectic array of heritage pieces, garage sale treasures, and unusual items that simply spark her interest, she creates quality pieces for the home that are as gorgeous as they are distinctive. (Illustrated; 2006)
$29.95
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