{"product_id":"beautiful-crescent-joan-b-garvey-9781455623419","title":"Beautiful Crescent: A History of New Orleans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate 300 years of New Orleans history \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Originally written by Joan B. Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, this book is widely regarded as the definitive text for tourists, locals, teachers, and students. Complete with a new forward by Barbara Robichaux, a professional French Quarter tour guide, this concise history directs the reader through the diverse traditions and cultures of New Orleans. The updates in this tricentennial edition celebrate the 300-year history of New Orleans, with chapters including details of the city's founding, changing European rule, slavery, and much more. With lists of notable figures and events, this reference volume is a must for historians, tour guides, and lovers of the Big Easy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan B. Garvey, Mary Lou Widmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1455623415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455623419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pelican Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Joan B. Garvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047835791615,"sku":"9781455623419","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e25695bb-340e-4e9c-ba88-029fe944d043.jpg?v=1684992443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-crescent-joan-b-garvey-9781455623419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}