Alecia P Long: 4 books
The Great Southern Babylon
Sex, Race, and Respectability in New Orleans, 1865--1920
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
With a well-earned reputation for tolerance of both prostitution and miscegenation, New Orleans became known as the Great Southern Babylon in antebellum times. Following the Civil War, a profound alteration in social and economic conditions gradually reshaped the city's sexual culture and erotic commerce....
Southern Journeys
Tourism, History, and Culture in the Modern South
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics.
Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows...
Sex in Old New Orleans
Three Book Set
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
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BOOK 1: Spectacular Wickedness
From 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans's longstanding reputation for sin and sexual excess. This notorious neighborhood, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted...
The Louisiana Field Guide
Understanding Life in the Pelican State
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2014
In Louisiana, every bite of food and each turn of phrase is an expression of cultural literacy. Correctly pronouncing "Tchoupitoulas" or "Atchafalaya," knowing the difference between the first Governor Long and the second one, being able to spot the artwork of Caroline Durieux,...