{"product_id":"city-of-a-million-dreams-a-history-of-new-orleans-at-year-300-9781469664026","title":"City of a Million Dreams  A History of New","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelivers a character-driven history of New Orleans at its tricentennial. Chronicling cycles of invention, struggle, death, and rebirth, Jason Berry reveals the city's survival as a triumph of diversity, its map-of-the-world neighborhoods marked by resilience despite hurricanes, epidemics, fires, and floods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptures the reader's attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture.\" - Ed Conroy, \u003ci\u003eThe Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial.--Larry Blumenfeld, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . \u003ci\u003eCity of a Million Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject.\" - \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Berry not only traces . . . overlaps of sound and spectacle; he uses overlapping narratives. . . . We see New Orleans, after another of its near-death experiences, still stubbornly not knowing how to die when it ought to.\" - Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCity of a Million Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-informed, masterfully-written, encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that makes New Orleans one of the most unique and adored cities in the world; it is a welcomed addition to the literature on the city.\" - \u003ci\u003eLouisiana History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful narrative about the making of a place, against all odds.\" - \u003ci\u003eJanuary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every major city should have such a guide to its past.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50041305596247,"sku":"9781469664026","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781469664026.jpg?v=1740181835","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/city-of-a-million-dreams-a-history-of-new-orleans-at-year-300-9781469664026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}