Louisiana Curiosities - Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

Informationen zum Autor Bonnye Stuart is a tenth generation New Orleanian and member of the Perret family. She grew up in the city amid 39 first cousins and lots of aunts and uncles. She got her B.A. in Advertising from the Manship School of Journalism at Louisiana State University and received her M.A. in Communication from the University of New Orleans. Her four children were all born in New Orleans and she has been teaching at the university level for ten years. She writes short stories, poems, and plays many of which are based on her life in New Orleans. Klappentext This definitive collection of the Pelican State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Louisiana Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette. Zusammenfassung This definitive collection of the Pelican State's odd! wacky! and most offbeat people! places! and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Louisiana Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac! off-the-wall travel guide! and wacky news gazette.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart, Bonnye Stuart, Bonnye E. Stuart
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2012
• EAN: 9780762769773
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-6977-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Curiosities Series; Louisiana Curiosities: Quirky; Curiosities Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; Louisiana, HUMOR / General, Southeast, HISTORY / United States / General, Travel & holiday, Humour, South, History of the Americas