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Book SynopsisA fascinating investigation into the mile-long urban space that is Bourbon Street, Richard Campanella’s comprehensive cultural history spans from the street’s inception during the colonial period through three tumultuous centuries, arriving at the world-famous entertainment strip of today.
Trade ReviewIn this lively blend of narrative microhistory and data-driven urban geography, Tulane University geographer Richard Campanella takes readers on a guided tour of New Orleans's Bourbon Street, from its eighteenth-century origins on a French colonial planning map through its post–World War II transformation into the popular tourist attraction of today. . . . Campanella's close readings of archival records and painstakingly collected data offer valuable insights into Bourbon Street's origins and persistence as an iconic streetscape rooted in history, geography, and collective memory." -
Journal of Southern History
