New Orleans as It Was. Episodes of Louisiana Life
New Orleans as It Was. Episodes of Louisiana Life

Author: Henry C Castellanos

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780342559459

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Mrs. Longfellow: Selected Letters and Journals
Mrs. Longfellow: Selected Letters and Journals

Author: Fanny Appleton Longfellow

Publisher: New York : Longmans, Green

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Fanny knew Longfellow as no other human being ever knew him. In her pages we see him and his work as they have never appeared before. Through Longfellow, moreover, and through her own family connections as well, she knew many other distinguished men and women-New Englanders best of all, of course, yet by no means exclusively. In these pages, we catch vivid glimpses of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Whittier which we should not otherwise possess.

New Orleans City Guide
New Orleans City Guide

Author: Works Progress Administration

Publisher: Garrett County Press

Published: 2011-08-15

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 189105340X

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In 1938, under the direction of novelist and historian Lyle Saxon, The Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration produced this delightfully detailed portrait of New Orleans. Containing recipes, photographs and folklore, it is consistently hailed as one of the best books produced about the city. Remarkably, many of the sites and attractions the WPA chronicled in 1938 are still around today.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods
Miracle Mongers and Their Methods

Author: Harry Houdini

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1602060770

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Magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade: it's not something that Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi invented. The legendary Harry Houdini was doing the same thing a century ago, to popular acclaim. In this 1920 book, the master showman-and surprisingly entertaining writer-uncovers the mysteries behind such extraordinary feats as fire-eating, sword-swallowing, snake-charmers, and strong men. More a simple expose of stage trickery, though, this is a brisk history of such oddities throughout history and around the world, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, from the culture of the Native Americans to that of Japan. This is a fascinating work of the strange and seemingly inexplicable made plain and understandable. Hungarian-American magician and professional skeptic EHRICH WEISS (1874-1926)-aka Harry Houdini, "Handcuff King and Jail Breaker"-also wrote Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1920) and A Magician Among the Spirits (1924).