Research Catalog
Baton Rouge /
- Title
- Baton Rouge / Sylvia Frank Rodrigue and Faye Phillips.
- Author
- Rodrigue, Sylvia Frank.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., ©2008.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F379.B33 R629 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Phillips, Faye.
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In 1699, on a high bluff along the Mississippi River, explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, found the fabled "Red Stick," a post that marked the line between two Native American nations and gave Baton Rouge, Louisiana, its name. This book chronicles 150 years of the daily activities of Baton Rouge's residents through images of the city's growth and development; life during the Civil War, floods, hurricanes, and economic depressions; and people working, playing, and celebrating"--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Subjects
- Historic buildings
- History
- Biography > Pictorial works
- Baton Rouge (La.) > Biography > Pictorial works
- Baton Rouge (La.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works
- Louisiana > Baton Rouge
- Historic buildings > Louisiana > Baton Rouge > Pictorial works
- Illustrated works
- Baton Rouge (La.) > History > Pictorial works
- Manners and customs
- Pictorial works
- Genre/Form
- Biography – Pictorial works.
- History.
- Illustrated works.
- Pictorial works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
- Contents
- 1850-1865 -- Churches and schools -- 1866-1909 -- Politicians -- 1910-1945 -- Arts and culture -- 1946-2005.
- ISBN
- 9780738554068
- 0738554065
- 9780738525495
- 0738525499
- LCCN
- 2008920519
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library