New Orleans In The Fifties

Download New Orleans In The Fifties full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online New Orleans In The Fifties ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

New Orleans in the Fifties

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455609505
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis New Orleans in the Fifties by : Mary Lou Widmer

Download or read book New Orleans in the Fifties written by Mary Lou Widmer and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photos and reminiscences of life the 1950s, part of the decade-by-decade series that vividly documents the Crescent City’s history. Remember when Mardi Gras was cancelled in 1951 in tribute to the men fighting the Korean War? Surely you were there for Elvis Presley’s visit to the Municipal Auditorium in 1956, and you must recall the first time you crossed the brand-new Greater New Orleans Bridge. How about the milk bottle on top of the Cloverland Dairy? For those who were there and those who wish they were, Mary Lou Widmer recalls these and many other images and events that define the decade. Packed with photographs, her remembrances will delight and entertain all who lived through this unique decade in New Orleans and fascinate anyone intrigued by the city’s past—from the tumult of integration to the worries about communism to the rapid growth of Gentilly, Metairie, and other suburbs.

New Orleans, 1900 to 1920

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589804012
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis New Orleans, 1900 to 1920 by : Mary Lou Widmer

Download or read book New Orleans, 1900 to 1920 written by Mary Lou Widmer and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ways in which city leaders of early 1900s New Orleans tamed nature are described in a richly illustrated history that also recounts what the city's inhabitants were wearing and driving, where they were living, and how they whiled away idle time.

New Orleans in the Sixties

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455609529
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis New Orleans in the Sixties by : Mary Lou Widmer

Download or read book New Orleans in the Sixties written by Mary Lou Widmer and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, her fifth book in the series describing past decades in New Orleans' history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent and triumphal 1960s. The decade of the sixties was one that confounded America like no period before. It ushered in a time of social change and tension. In New Orleans, this period was visible in the city's skyline as the face of New Orleans began to change. Tourism became a major concern, construction on the Superdome began, some of the biggest buildings were built, and the Saints came marching in. Packed with photographs and reminiscences of an important decade in the evolution of this American metropolis, New Orleans in the Sixties is a unique accomplishment that will interest both residents and lovers of the Crescent City.

Cherished Memories

Author : Beverly Jacques Anderson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462003192
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Cherished Memories by : Beverly Jacques Anderson

Download or read book Cherished Memories written by Beverly Jacques Anderson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHERISHED MEMORIES takes a memorable journey back to New Orleans of the 1950s. Professor Beverly Jacques Anderson shares stories from her childhood and from her elementary school classmates, providing a fascinating look at the experience of growing up in the Creole culture of the Seventh Ward of New Orleans. This culture indelibly shaped the character, personality, and aspirations of Anderson and her elementary school classmates, many of whom became hard working, family-oriented, serviceoriented, productive, self-assured citizens. Creole culture in the Seventh Ward was rooted in close family ties, hard work, creativity, high expectations, independence, the Golden Rule, Catholicism, shared language/manner of speaking, and a shared sense of belonging to a unique community. Teachers, parents, and principalsall African Americansvalued education and set high standards for student achievement. According to interviews with twelve of the authors classmates, these beliefs, along with the unwavering support of parents and teachers, helped to produce competitive individuals in all walks of life. The Creole culture was also rooted in racial, ethnic, and religious segregation that affected individuals in surprising ways. Anderson also examines the history of public and Catholic education for children of color in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans and addresses the impact of the school on the community and vice versa. Explore this fascinating community and its educational history with Cherished Memories.

The Fifties

Author : Douglas T. Miller
Publisher : VNR AG
ISBN 13 : 9780385112482
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (124 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Fifties by : Douglas T. Miller

Download or read book The Fifties written by Douglas T. Miller and published by VNR AG. This book was released on 1977 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the social, cultural, and political history of the United States during the decade of the 1950's.

The Fabulous Fifties (50's)

Author : James F. Foster
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1634172086
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (341 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Fabulous Fifties (50's) by : James F. Foster

Download or read book The Fabulous Fifties (50's) written by James F. Foster and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered why the 1950s is dubbed as the Fabulous Fifties? Well, The Fabulous Fifties will lay out the best of its years to reinforce the magnificence of their reign. James Foster talks about fifties fashion, trends, lifestyle, and how the people lived their daily lives, but not only on that, the book also comprehensively tackles the finest of fifties music. The music in the 1950s played a big part in the lives of the people, and the book highlights the remarkable music made at this time. Several music personalities as well as their respective songs that made it to the Billboard charts are included and discussed thoroughly. The diversity in music that created harmony in the lives of the people will forever be etched in eternity. The fifties will always be an epitome of grandeur, so be serenaded and read in awe as you relive the beauty of the fifties in The Fabulous Fifties.

New Orleans in the Thirties

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455609536
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis New Orleans in the Thirties by : Mary Lou Widmer

Download or read book New Orleans in the Thirties written by Mary Lou Widmer and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1989-09-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Orleans in the Thirties offers a nostalgic view of life in New Orleans half a century ago through photographs and reminiscences. It was a time when Robert Maestri was mayor, the St. Charles streetcar made a complete loop, and the Pelicans won the Dixie Series in baseball. Moreover, it was a time when doctors made house calls and women donned gloves to go shopping. Fascinating period photographs accompany intimate and loving descriptions of the Crescent City of the thirties, capturing the mood and magic of that decade. This volume brings to life the New Orleans of the past and allows the reader to discover-or rediscover-the character of that time and place. The author's recollections will appeal to non-New Orleanians, that is, to anyone who grew up in America during the depression era. She recalls, for example, the leisurely pace of pre-television society in which radio held a powerfully unique role, as well as the headline fashions of the day and the cultural mores that now may seem quaint to many. Mary Lou Widmer, a native New Orleanian, is president of the South Louisiana Chapter of Romance Writers of America. She has written several articles for New Orleans publications, and is the author of Night Jasmine, Beautiful Crescent, and Lace Curtain . Widmer is also the author of New Orleans in the Twenties, New Orleans in the Forties, and New Orleans in the Fifties, all published by Pelican.

America of the Fifties

Author : Fredrika Bremer
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1429003022
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis America of the Fifties by : Fredrika Bremer

Download or read book America of the Fifties written by Fredrika Bremer and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Swedish novelist and ardent feminist makes her notes on America. Interesting observations on American culture (politics, race relations, manners, education, etc.), having traveled through New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Mid-West, and the South.

Fifty Years on the Mississippi; Or, Gould's History of River Navigation

Author : Emerson W. Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Fifty Years on the Mississippi; Or, Gould's History of River Navigation by : Emerson W. Gould

Download or read book Fifty Years on the Mississippi; Or, Gould's History of River Navigation written by Emerson W. Gould and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Trumpet Around the Corner

Author : Samuel Charters
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604733187
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Trumpet Around the Corner by : Samuel Charters

Download or read book A Trumpet Around the Corner written by Samuel Charters and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Charters has been studying and writing about New Orleans music for more than fifty years. A Trumpet around the Corner: The Story of New Orleans Jazz is the first book to tell the entire story of a century of jazz in New Orleans. Although there is still controversy over the racial origins and cultural sources of New Orleans jazz, Charters provides a balanced assessment of the role played by all three of the city's musical lineages--African American, white, and Creole--in jazz's formative years. Charters also maps the inroads blazed by the city's Italian immigrant musicians, who left their own imprint on the emerging styles. The study is based on the author's own interviews, begun in the 1950s, on the extensive material gathered by the Oral History Project in New Orleans, on the recent scholarship of a new generation of writers, and on an exhaustive examination of related newspaper files from the jazz era. The book extends the study area of his earlier book Jazz: New Orleans, 1885-1957, and breaks new ground with its in-depth discussion of the earliest New Orleans recordings. A Trumpet around the Corner for the first time brings the story up to the present, describing the worldwide interest in the New Orleans jazz revival of the 1950s and 1960s, and the exciting resurgence of the brass bands of the last decades. The book discusses the renewed concern over New Orleans's musical heritage, which is at great risk after the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters. Samuel Charters, eminent historian of jazz and blues music, is author of the award-winning The Roots of the Blues and numerous other titles. A resident of Storrs, Connecticut, and Stockholm, Sweden, he is also a Grammy-winning record producer, musician, poet, and fiction writer and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1994.

Back to the Fifties

Author : Michael D. Dwyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019935684X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Back to the Fifties by : Michael D. Dwyer

Download or read book Back to the Fifties written by Michael D. Dwyer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through close attention to films like Back to the Future and popular music of artists like Michael Jackson, Back to the Fifties explores how Fifties nostalgia was shaped for a generation of teenagers trained by popular culture to rewind, record, recycle and replay.

The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955

Author : Lawrence McClellan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313058121
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955 by : Lawrence McClellan

Download or read book The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955 written by Lawrence McClellan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-08-30 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's Retro Swing bands, like the Squirrel Nut Zippers and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, all owe their inspiration to the original masters of Swing. This rich reference details the oeuvre of the leading Swing musicians from the WWII and post-WWII years. Chapters on the masters of Swing (Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, Billy Strayhorn), the legendary Big Band leaders (such as Les Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Vaughan Monroe, etc.), vocalists (including Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington), and Small Groups (Louis Jordan, Art Tatum, Charlie Ventura, etc.) introduce these timeless musicians to a new generation of musicians and music fans. An opening chapter recounts how the cultural changes during the war and postwar years affected performers-especially women and African-Americans-and an A-to-Z appendix provides synopses of almost 700 entrants, including related musicians and famous venues. A bibliography and subject index provide additional tools for those researching Swing music and its many roles in mid-century American culture. This volume is a perfect sequel to Dave Oliphant's The Early Swing Era: 1930 to 1941. Together, these books provide the perfect reference guide to an enduring form of American music.

Traditional New Orleans Jazz in the Fifties

Author : Jan Sundberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544210742
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (17 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Traditional New Orleans Jazz in the Fifties by : Jan Sundberg

Download or read book Traditional New Orleans Jazz in the Fifties written by Jan Sundberg and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recorded traditional New Orleans jazz from the fifties offers a very varied bouquet of happy, joyous music. The selection in this book may function as a short menu.

Social Life in Old New Orleans

Author : Eliza Ripley
Publisher : New York ; London : D. Appleton and Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Social Life in Old New Orleans by : Eliza Ripley

Download or read book Social Life in Old New Orleans written by Eliza Ripley and published by New York ; London : D. Appleton and Company. This book was released on 1912 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Photojournalism of Del Hall

Author : Richard Campanella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807160695
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (66 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Photojournalism of Del Hall by : Richard Campanella

Download or read book The Photojournalism of Del Hall written by Richard Campanella and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Earl of Louisiana

Author : A. J. Liebling
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807133439
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (334 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Earl of Louisiana by : A. J. Liebling

Download or read book The Earl of Louisiana written by A. J. Liebling and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, The Earl of Louisiana recreates a stormy era in Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This updated edition of the book includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Huey Long: A Biography, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley that discusses Liebling's career and his most famous book from a twenty-first-century perspective.

Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties

Author : Foster Hirsch
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307958922
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties by : Foster Hirsch

Download or read book Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties written by Foster Hirsch and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post–World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film industry both set conventions and broke norms and traditions—from Cinerama, CinemaScope, and VistaVision to the epic film and lavish musical. It was a decade that saw the rise of the anti-hero; the smoldering, the hidden, and the unspoken; teenagers gone wild in the streets; the sacred and the profane; the revolution of the Method; the socially conscious; the implosion of the studios; the end of the production code; and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher: the “small screen” television. Here is Eisenhower’s America—seemingly complacent, conformity-ridden revealed in Vincente Minnelli’s Father of the Bride, Walt Disney’s Cinderella, and Brigadoon, among others. And here is its darkening, resonant landscape, beset by conflict, discontent, and anxiety (The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Asphalt Jungle, A Place in the Sun, Touch of Evil, It Came From Outer Space) . . . an America on the verge of cultural, political and sexual revolt, busting up and breaking out (East of Eden, From Here to Eternity, On the Waterfront, Sweet Smell of Success, The Wild One, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Jailhouse Rock). An important, riveting look at our nation at its peak as a world power and at the political, cultural, sexual upheavals it endured, reflected and explored in the quintessential American art form.