num_pages: 272
description: Examines the multicultural influences that make the Big Easy the least American of American cities, discussing its founders--French and Spanish colonists, Northern adventurers, riverboat men, pirates, and Cajuns--its distinctive Creole culture that influences its language, architecture, and cuisine, and its history as the cultural capital of the American South. Simultaneous.
language: English
title: New Orleans: A Cultural History
titlecomplete: New Orleans: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Oxford University Press