Publisher's Synopsis
"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Louisiana" is a creative history of Louisiana (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: TIME IMMEMORIAL - Arches, Foodies, Cajuns, and Creoles 1543 - Hernando de Soto Floats 1722 -- Hurricane 1791 to 1809 - Emigrants From Haiti and Cuba Arrive 1800 - Dynamite and Quixote 1803 - "Louisiana" Purchase 1815 -- Battle of Nawlins 1837 - Marty Graw 1st Celebrated 1861 to 1865 -- Polite (Civil) War 1870 -- Steamboat Race 1896 -- Plessy vs Ferguson 1927 - Massive Flood 1934 -- Bonnie & Clyde Get Leaky 1935 - Huey Short Assassinated 1964 - "Hello, Dolly" 1966 - When the Saints Came Marching In 2005 - Hurricane Katrina 2010 -- BP Oil Rig Explosion and Spill Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
