From Saint-Domingue to New Orleans - Migration and Influences

Informationen zum Autor Nathalie Dessens is professor of American history and civilization at the University of Toulouse. She is the author of Myths of the Plantation Society: Slavery in the American South and the West Indies (UPF). Klappentext Examines the legacy of Saint-Domingue refugees who settled in Louisiana between 1791 and 1815. This study of the Saint-Domingue influence finds that the new arrivals established New Orleans' first newspapers and many of its oldest schools and left their cultural influence on the city's music and architecture. Zusammenfassung Examines the legacy of Saint-Domingue refugees who settled in Louisiana between 1791 and 1815. This study of the Saint-Domingue influence finds that the new arrivals established New Orleans' first newspapers and many of its oldest schools and left their cultural influence on the city's music and architecture.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nathalie Dessens, Nathalie/ Harrold Dessens
• Verlag: University Press Of Florida
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.02.2007
• EAN: 9780813030371
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-3037-1
• Seiten: 257
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Southern Dissent
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges