City of a Million Dreams
«Captures 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, The Houston Chronicle
"A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial.--Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal
A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject." - Foreword Reviews
"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, New York Review of Books
"City of a Million Dreams 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." - Louisiana History
"A powerful narrative about the making of a place, against all odds." - January Magazine
"Every major city should have such a guide to its past." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review»
In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. Les mer
Berry orchestrates a parade of vibrant personalities, from the founder Bienville, a warrior emblazoned with snake tattoos; to Governor William C. C. Claiborne, General Andrew Jackson, and Pere Antoine, an influential priest and secret agent of the Inquisition; Sister Gertrude Morgan, a street evangelist and visionary artist of the 1960s; and Michael White, the famous clarinetist who remade his life after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. The textured profiles of this extraordinary cast furnish a dramatic narrative of the beloved city, famous the world over for mysterious rituals as people dance when they bury their dead.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781469664026
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«Captures 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, The Houston Chronicle
"A bold, witty, character-driven history of New Orleans, just in time for its tricentennial.--Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal
A hypnotic biography of a unique American city. . . . City of a Million Dreams is history writing at its best, in which high-caliber prose manages to be as interesting as its subject." - Foreword Reviews
"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, New York Review of Books
"City of a Million Dreams 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." - Louisiana History
"A powerful narrative about the making of a place, against all odds." - January Magazine
"Every major city should have such a guide to its past." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review»