Book contents
- New Orleans
- Imagining Cities
- New Orleans
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Writer’s City
- Chronology
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Royal Street – A Masked Ball
- 2 St. Claude Avenue – Hard Times and Good Children
- 3 Esplanade Avenue – Escape Routes
- 4 Basin Street – Memory and Music
- 5 St. Charles Avenue – Blood and Money
- 6 Outskirts – Writing through Loss
- Want More?
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Plate Section
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- New Orleans
- Imagining Cities
- New Orleans
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Writer’s City
- Chronology
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Royal Street – A Masked Ball
- 2 St. Claude Avenue – Hard Times and Good Children
- 3 Esplanade Avenue – Escape Routes
- 4 Basin Street – Memory and Music
- 5 St. Charles Avenue – Blood and Money
- 6 Outskirts – Writing through Loss
- Want More?
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Plate Section
Summary
The background on how the book came to be is delineated with reference to its general structure and key themes, following five key thoroughfares that anchor distinct parts of New Orleans – Royal Street, St. Claude Avenue, Esplanade Avenue, Basin Street, and St.Charles Avenue – with a final chapter on the outskirts of the city.
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- New OrleansA Writer's City, pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023