Title Building the devil's empire : French colonial New Orleans / Shannon Lee Dawdy

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 320 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color) Contents "A veritable Babylon" : enlightenment and disorder -- La ville sauvage : nature and urban planning -- A backwater entrepôt -- La renommée : from colonial experiment to Creole society -- Tensions of power : law, discipline, and violence -- Conclusion : revolt and rogue colonialism Summary Two years ago, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina inspired emotional elegies to the long and colorful history of New Orleans. But until now, the story of French New Orleans has remained largely untold. Building the Devil's Empire is the first comprehensive history of the city's early years, tracing the town's development from its origins in 1718 as an imperial experiment in urban planning through its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. Shannon Lee Dawdy's picaresque account of New Orleans's wild youth features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued wome Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-306) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century Ethnology -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century City planning -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. City planning Colonial influence Ethnic relations Ethnology French Social conditions French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century. Ethnology -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century. City planning -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 18th century New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 18th century New Orleans (La.) -- Colonial influence New Orleans (La.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century Louisiana -- History -- To 1803. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078492 Subject Louisiana Louisiana -- New Orleans New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 18th century. New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 18th century. New Orleans (La.) -- Colonial influence. New Orleans (La.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century. Louisiana -- History -- To 1803. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780226138435 0226138437 1281959499 9781281959492 9786611959494 6611959491

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