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Fabulous New Orleans

Name: Fabulous New Orleans
Author: Lyle Saxon
ISBN: 9780882897066

by Lyle Saxon, E. H. Suydam

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Overview

Saxon’s accounts include Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a boy and a brief history of the city.

Synopsis

Known to all regional history buffs as a raconteur of wide-ranging interests, Saxon documented much of the unique, unadorned dimensions of New Orleans. His accounts include Mardi Gras as seen through the eyes of a boy, a brief history of the city, and details of curious events.

About the Author, Lyle Saxon

Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana’s most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the region’s literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. In addition to Father Mississippi , Lafitte the Pirate, and Children of Strangers, he also wrote Fabulous New Orleans , Old Louisiana, The Friends of Joe Gilmore, and was a co-author of Gumbo Ya-Ya, with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant. During the Depression, he directed the state WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans.