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A sweeping collection of observations and episodes penned by visitors to Louisiana from the 16th century to the 1990s. These 76 pieces include writings by well-known figures ranging from Mark Twain to William Least Heat Moon and less famous wayfarers. The combination of riveting first-person narratives and informative analyses provides an enormously enriching dimension to travel in Louisiana today. Illustrated.

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A sweeping collection of observations and episodes penned by visitors to Louisiana from the 16th century to the 1990s. These 76 pieces include writings by well-known figures ranging from Mark Twain to William Least Heat Moon and less famous wayfarers. The combination of riveting first-person narratives and informative analyses provides an enormously enriching dimension to travel in Louisiana today. Illustrated.
Autorenporträt
Frank A. de Caro was a professor emeritus of English at Louisiana State University, where he taught for thirty-four years. A former president of the Louisiana Folklore Society and the first chairman of the Louisiana Folklife Commission, he was the author or editor of several books, including Re-Situating Folklore: Folk Contexts and Twentieth-Century Literature and Art, coauthored by Rosan Augusta Jordan. He lived in New Orleans