{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-new-orleans-melissa-lee-smith-9781683369868","title":"Historic Photos of New Orleans","description":"\u003cp\u003eBirthplace of jazz, home to the beignet, city of a thousand legends, New Orleans grew out of a unique blend of cultures. Its architecture and cuisine, born of Spanish, French, Caribbean, African and other influences, created a city unlike any other in America. Its popular saying, \u003cem\u003e laissez les bons temps rouler\u003c\/em\u003e-let the good times roll--reflects the upbeat spirit of its citizens, a spirit that has at times been diminished by tragedy, but that can never be vanquished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of New Orleans\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates that spirit in nearly 200 striking, black-and-white photographs selected from local and national archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are the grand buildings and the immigrant slums, the cast-iron corn fences and the open-air markets, Mardi Gras parades and scenes of daily life. From the French Quarter and the elegant Garden District to the infamous Storyville, the people and places of New Orleans tell their unique story through these beautiful, rarely seen images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Lee Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683369866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683369868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Melissa Lee Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984132210943,"sku":"9781683369868","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d9c254f-9053-4b68-8ffb-118b1fa9eed7.jpg?v=1683270674","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historic-photos-of-new-orleans-melissa-lee-smith-9781683369868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}