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Glimpses of Black Life Along Bayou Lafourche
Curtis J. Johnson
其他書名
Brief Stories of How Black People Lived, Worked, and Succeeded During Challenging Times
出版Xlibris Corporation, 2012-11-30
主題Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
ISBN14797475489781479747542
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4CZIRKQpjnsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book describes experiences of Black people who lived throughout the Mississippi RiverBayou Lafourche Region of South Louisiana during the period 18751975. These writings cover four parishes (counties) including Saint James, Ascension, Assumption and Lafourche. This area of Louisiana is steeped in American history, beginning in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. The regions uniqueness is revealed as we reflect on the Great Depression and the economy, the area and its people, the cuisine, health and home remedies, folklore (customs, fads, and superstitions), homesteads and family life, the three Rs and secondhand books, the music of our lives, our hometown heroes and their participation in the defense of our country starting with the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War, and much more.