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New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape

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 | #1207948 in Books |  Center for American Places |  2003-03-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.00 x.60 x7.01l,1.12 | File type: PDF | 288 pages

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||13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.| New Orleans- The Making of An Urban Landscape|By L. Ottaway|If only there was a book like this written for every major city. This book covers all of the contexts of the city; geological, topographical, sociological, and economical. It is wonderful to know how this precious city developed and struggled since its birth. Pierce Lewis writes wih a sense of humor that makes thi| ||Peirce Lewis's long overdue second edition is just as pleasurable to read as the original. It exposes the flaws of an inhospitable site, the richness of the local architecture, and the complexities of the city's social geography with a flair and clarity we sh

In his now classic work of historical geography, published in 1976, Lewis traces the rise and expansion of New Orleans through four major historic periods. This second edition offers a revised and greatly expanded look at this unique community on the Mississippi Delta--"a fearsome place, difficult enough for buildiing houses, lunacy for wharves and skyscrapers."

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape   |  Peirce F. Lewis. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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