LSU Press
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Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War
$39.95 Add to cartBased on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn’s study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sou
- Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
- Author: Keehn, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 29 2023
- ISBN10: 0807179531
- Language: English
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A Scrap in the Blessings Jar: New and Selected Poems
$29.95 Add to cartA Scrap in the Blessings Jar, a volume of new and selected poems by David Bottoms, captures the evolution of the poet’s spiritual quest over the past fifty years. A native and longtime resident of Geo… [more below]
- Series: Southern Messenger Poets
- Author: Bottoms, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0807180319
- Language: English
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Larvae of the Nearest Stars: Poems
$19.95 Add to cartLarvae of the Nearest Stars offers deeply serious verse that packs profound emotional and spiritual power while encouraging readers to laugh out loud. Catherine W. Carter’s quirky, accessible poems br… [more below]
- Series: Sea Cliff Fund
- Author: Carter, Catherine W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: October 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0807169889
- Language: English
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Spectacular Wickedness: Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans
$34.95 Add to cartFrom 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural milieu and complex social structure o
- Author: Landau, Emily Epstein
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 21, 2018
- ISBN10: 0807169269
- Language: English
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Bourbon Street: A History
$49.95 Add to cartNew Orleans is a city of many storied streets, but only one conjures up as much unbridled passion as it does fervent hatred, simultaneously polarizing the public while drawing millions of visitors a y
- Author: Campanella, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 05 2014
- ISBN10: 0807155055
- Language: English
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Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans
$29.95 Add to cartThe literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For book
- Author: Larson, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0807153079
- Language: English
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Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher
$29.95 Add to cartP>The only comprehensive account of the Battle of Fort Fisher and the basis for the television documentary Confederate Goliath, Rod Gragg’s award-winning book chronicles in detail one of the most dram
- Author: Gragg, Rod
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 15, 2006
- ISBN10: 0807131520
- Language: English
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To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864
$49.95 Add to cartWith his third book, To the North Anna River, Gordon Rhea resumes his spectacular narrative of the initial campaign between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in the spring of 1864. May 13 to 25, a p
- Series: Jules and Frances Landry Award
- Author: Rhea, Gordon C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0807125350
- Language: English
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On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864
$34.95 Add to cartWith On to Petersburg, Gordon C. Rhea completes his much-lauded history of the Overland Campaign, a series of Civil War battles fought between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in southeaste
- Author: Rhea, Gordon C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 468
- Publish Date: February 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0807177288
- Language: English
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Upton and the Army
$24.95 Add to cartEmory Upton (1839-1881) was “the epitome of a professional soldier,” according to Stephen E. Ambrose. Indeed, his entire adult life was devoted to the single-minded pursuit of a military career. Upton
- Author: Ambrose, Stephen E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0807118508
- Language: English
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X in the Tickseed: Poems
$19.95 Add to cartFrom discursive essay-poems to tightly constructed lyrics, Ed Falco’s X in the Tickseed examines a world that reveals itself through its mysteries, reflecting upon the ephemeral nature of all things. … [more below]
- Author: Falco, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 76
- Publish Date: January 31 2024
- ISBN10: 0807179205
- Language: English
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The Gentle Art: Poems
$20.95 Add to cartThe poems in The Gentle Art, a compelling new collection from William Wenthe, move between the life of the painter James McNeill Whistler and a poetic version of the author, who is at once inspired an
- Author: Wenthe, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: August 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0807178713
- Language: English
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Still Life with Mother and Knife: Poems
$20.95 Add to cartIn this powerful collection, Chelsea Rathburn seeks to voice matters once deemed unspeakable, from collisions between children and predators to the realities of postpartum depression. Still Life with … [more below]
- Series: Sea Cliff Fund
- Author: Rathburn, Chelsea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: February 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0807169749
- Language: English
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Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans
$29.95 Add to cartThe Sazerac, the Hurricane, and the absinthe glass of Herbsaint are among the many well-known creations native to New Orleans’s longstanding drinking culture. But more than vehicles for alcohol, the c
- Series: Southern Table
- Author: Williams, Elizabeth M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0807163260
- Language: English
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The Cabinetmaker’s Window
$20.95 Add to cart“Dying never / ends for us. It only slowly rearranges us,” writes Steve Scafidi in his poignant new collection. Inspired by his own work as a cabinetmaker — defined by the peppery dust from the woodw
- Series: Southern Messenger Poets
- Author: Scafidi, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: February 10 2014
- ISBN10: 0807154490
- Language: English
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Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field Guide
$49.95 Add to cartWildflowers of the Coastal Plain provides detailed information on 535 species of herbaceous plants, vines, and shrubs inhabiting one of the great floristic provinces of the United States. The coastal
- Author: Neyland, Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0807134074
- Language: English
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My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin
$29.95 Add to cart“My father’s life represented many layers of the human experience–freedman and Native American, farmer and rancher, rural educator and urban professional.”–John Hope Franklin
Buck Colbert Franklin (- Author: Franklin, John Hope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0807125997
- Language: English
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The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis
$29.95 Add to cartIn the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary W. Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as t
- Author: Gallagher, Gary W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: February 02, 2022
- ISBN10: 080717727X
- Language: English
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New Orleans Architecture: Volume IX: Carrollton
$59.95 Add to cartAn essential reference guide to one of New Orleans’s most iconic Uptown neighborhoods, New Orleans Architecture: Volume IX documents the remarkable architectural history of the former city of Carrollt
- Author: Cangelosi, Robert J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: December 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0807174211
- Language: English
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Jay Ducote’s Louisiana Outdoor Cooking
$39.95 Add to cartFrom Venison Grillades to Coconut Chili-Chocolate Tarts and much in between, Jay Ducote’s Louisiana Outdoor Cooking features more than 150 recipes fun and easy enough to make in the backyard. It also
- Author: Ducote, Jay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 16 2020
- ISBN10: 0807172960
- Language: English
