It Happened in New Orleans

by Bonnye Stuart

Overview

What happens when the mighty Mississippi River overflows its banks and changes directions? What college began with gambling money? Find the answers to these questions and more in "It Happened in New Orleans." Meet the voodoo queen, a baroness, a pirate and many more real-life characters who helped make New Orleans the famous city it is today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762739059
Publisher:	TwoDot
Publication date:	02/01/2007
Series:	It Happened In Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	1,016,873
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Bonnye Stuart is a tenth generation New Orleanian and member of the Perret family. She grew up in the city amid 39 first cousins and lots of aunts and uncles. She got her B.A. in Advertising from the Manship School of Journalism at Louisiana State University and received her M.A. in Communication from the University of New Orleans. Her four children were all born in New Orleans and She writes short stories, poems, and plays many of which are based on her life in New Orleans. She has been teaching at the university level for ten years.