Thanx, Penny I'm always looking for interesting books on NO life, especially in years past. peggy rooney -----Original Message----- >From: Penny Tveiten <pennyt153@yahoo.com> >Sent: Mar 8, 2008 1:27 PM >To: laorlean@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Holiday by Eleanor Early 1947 > >I have recently acquired a copy of "New Orleans Holiday" written as a travel book in 1947, but reads like a novel and is very difficult to put down. It is the most fascinating account of New Orleans history that I have come across,,with many bits that I may have read in the past, but were probably lost in the "stuffiness" of most history accounts. I highly recommend it to any one interested in the way of life in New Orleans from the 1700's through the 1940's. I see there are several inexpensive copies on Amazon and I doubt people realize just how special the book is. It is a 288 description of the magic that was, and in my opinion, still is, the most colorful city in the US. >You will not be disappointed if you can get hold of a copy! > >Penny T. > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >Be a better friend, newshound, and >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Peggy, A book about life in New Orleans that I enjoyed is QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, NEW ORLEANS, 1853–1862, THE JOURNAL OF THOMAS K. WHARTON, published by the Historic New Orleans Collection. You can read about it here: http://www.hnoc.org/publications/books-queen.htm It only covers a short period of time, 1853-1862, but it is a fascinating look at one man's life. It also includes his daily weather reports and has lots of neat illustrations. I especially liked it because one of my g-g-grandfather's was involved in building the Custom House, which is the central focus of the book. It can be purchased through the HNOC or Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com/Queen-South-Orleans-1853-1862-Journal/dp/0917860438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205685549&sr=8-1 It should also be available through Interlibrary Loan if your library doesn't have it. Norm --- peggy <rooneytoon29@earthlink.net> wrote: . . . > I'm always looking for interesting books on NO life, > especially in years past. > > peggy rooney . . . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ