Nathalie Dessens

Gebundenes Buch

From Saint-Domingue to New Orleans

Migration and Influences

Beschreibung

Examines the legacy of Saint-Domingue refugees who settled in Louisiana between 1791 and 1815. This study of the Saint-Domingue influence finds that the new arrivals established New Orleans' first newspapers and many of its oldest schools and left their cultural influence on the city's music and architecture.

Autor

Nathalie Dessens is professor of American history and civilization at the University of Toulouse. She is the author of Myths of the Plantation Society: Slavery in the American South and the West Indies (UPF).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780813030371
• ISBN-10: 0813030374
• Artikelnr.: 21365771