Short History of New Orleans

For a "Short History", this little book is jam-packed with interesting information, trivial asides, entertaining anecdotes and just about anything having to do with New Orleans. One feature of the Short History series that I really like are the marginal lagniappes - little stories relating to the main text, but printed in the margins. I was stunned at the amount of knowledge crammed between these covers - I've read a lot of NOLA history and larger books don't really come close. Sure, they expand information, but for the casual, non-historian reader, that might be overkill.

A timeless read. Gives the reader a quick accurate history of how New Orleans of today was formed by the traditions of yesteryear. Find this book, you will treasure it forever.