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Jesse Olsavsky
The Most Absolute Abolition

Finalist for the Harriet Tubman PrizeJesse Olsavsky's The Most Absolute Abolition tells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organized the Underground Railroad and revolutionized the abolitionis…

lieferbar ab 18.2.2026.

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Thomas E Patterson
American Populist

Thomas E. Patterson's monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on …

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Carin Peller-Semmens,
Unreconstructed

Carin Peller-Semmens's Unreconstructed grapples with the longstanding, systemic effects of white supremacist brutality in northwest Louisiana, highlighting the constancy of racial subjugation in one of th…

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Frank Perez, Jeffrey Palmquist
Café Lafitte in Exile

Café Lafitte in Exile tells the story of queer New Orleans through the lens of its most legendary gay bar. The bar has held a central place in New Orleans's queer scene for many years, with a profuse myth…

lieferbar ab 9.3.2026.

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Mitch Ploskonka,
The Bad Poor

The Bad Poor examines the rise of Grit Lit, a movement in contemporary southern literature written by and about poor southern whites. Examining issues of genre, race, and culture, Mitch Ploskonka traces t…

lieferbar ab 6.4.2026.

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Tyler Priest
Offshore Oildom

Offshore Oildom tells the riveting story of the United States' quest to secure the oil riches of the sea. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, Tyler Priest reveals how the offshore oil industry emerge…

lieferbar ab 8.4.2026.

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Regina Przybycien,
Black Beans and Diamonds

Since its publication in Portuguese in 2015, Regina Przybycien's Black Beans and Diamonds has become a foundational study of the critical and highly productive years from 1951 to 1974 during which the Ame…

lieferbar ab 9.6.2026.

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John Shelton Reed
The Ramos Gin Fizz

The Ramos Gin Fizz was invented sometime around 1890 by Henry Charles "Carl" Ramos at his Imperial Cabinet saloon in New Orleans. It includes lemon and lime juice, egg white, cream, and orange f…

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Adam Reiner
The New Rules of Dining Out

The New Rules of Dining Out is the quintessential resource for anyone, from the casual diner to the ardent foodie, who wants to dine like a pro. Sharing colorful anecdotes from his 20-plus years of experi…

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Adam Scheffler
So This Is What It Feels Like

James Wright (1927--80) was considered one of the major poets of his era, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1972, even though the intense emotion of his work could prove divisive. So This Is What It Feels Lik…

lieferbar ab 26.5.2026.

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Katy Morlas Shannon
Invisible Blackness

"Invisible Blackness explores the complex lives of mixed-race Creoles who shared the same language, religion, blood, and culture as their white cousins but never the same status. This book will exami…

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David Paul Smith,
Henry Eustace McCulloch

Henry Eustace McCulloch provides the first comprehensive account of a pivotal nineteenth-century military leader and politician from Texas. In his military career, Henry McCulloch served with his brother …

lieferbar ab 13.5.2026.

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Sue Strachan
The Obituary Cocktail

In a city known for celebrating in the face of death, it's no surprise that the funerary tradition is honored by a drink. The Obituary Cocktail is a spirited dive into New Orleans's bohemian past, chronic…

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John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces

After more than three decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during Toole's li…

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Aaron M Treadwell
Tongues of Fire

Tongues of Fire is a collection of sermons and other writings by Black preachers that speak directly to lynching in the Jim Crow era. The collection, expertly edited and annotated by Aaron M. Treadwell, f…

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Patricia Dunlavy Valenti
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms, situating her remarkable life within its own historical, philosophical, and cultural c…

lieferbar ab 18.3.2026.

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Patricia Dunlavy Valenti
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms, situating her remarkable life within its own historical, philosophical, and cultural c…

lieferbar ab 18.3.2026.

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Ken Wells
Boudin

"Boudin is what the gods would eat if the gods were looking for the transcendent; a dish as satisfying to the soul as it is to the palate." So writes Ken Wells, Louisiana native and boudin hound…

lieferbar ab 14.4.2026.

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Chelsea Whitton,
Wonder Wheel

Chelsea Whitton's debut poetry collection, *Wonder Wheel,*dexterously whirls in sonic circles, ruminating on themes of spiritual bestowal and terrestrial bequest, millennial identity, adult friendship, fe…

lieferbar ab 16.3.2026.

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Bell Irvin Wiley
The Life of Johnny Reb

When Bell Irvin Wiley's composite portrait of the rank-and-file Confederate soldier was published in 1943, professional historians and general readers alike greeted it enthusiastically. Over a half centur…

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