Strange True Stories of Louisiana

Strange True Stories of Louisiana

by George Cable (Author)

Synopsis

Revealing historical tales of the Southern mystique., From various necessities of the case I am sometimes the story-teller, and sometimes, in the reader's interest, have to abridge; but I add no fact and trim naught of value away. . . . In time, place, circumstance, in every essential feature, I give them as I got them--strange stories that truly happened, all partly, some wholly, in Louisiana. --George W. Cable Featuring seven factual accounts of life and history in the area, this compilation includes tales of French nuns, haunted houses, and even a Union woman trapped behind Civil War battle lines. Cable brings together all the unusual and unique aspects of New Orleans and the South in this literary collection.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
Published: 30 May 1994

ISBN 10: 1565540387
ISBN 13: 9781565540385

Author Bio
George Washington Cable was both a writer and social reformer born in New Orleans in 1844. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. He wrote often of Creole New Orleans and has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. His books include Old Creole Days, The Creoles of Louisiana, and The Grandissimes, all published by Pelican.