The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon

by Lyle Saxon (Author), Lyle Saxon (Author), E. H. Suydam (Illustrator), Edward Dreyer (Author)

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Illustrated
1998
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Saxons irreverent autobiography masquerades as the story of his faithful friend Joe.

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Saxons irreverent autobiography masquerades as the story of his faithful friend Joe.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 224
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 19 Dec 1998
ISBN 10: 9781565544
ISBN 13: 9781565544499

Author Bio

Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana's most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the regionis literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. In addition to Father Mississippi, Lafitte the Pirate, and Children of Strangers, he also wrote Fabulous New Orleans, Old Louisiana, The Friends of Joe Gilmore, and was a co-author of Gumbo Ya-Ya, with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant. During the Depression, he directed the state WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans.