Status
Available
Call number
Publication
The MIT Press (1989), Edition: First Edition, 320 pages
Description
Southern Comfort details the magnificent architecture and planning of the Garden District of New Orleans. Through the histories of the developers, owners, architects, laborers, and craftspeople who shaped this district, the book creates a picture of the uniquely cosmopolitan city in the American South. "This book is a valuable contribution to Southern history and to the history of both American architecture and American cities....Southern Comfort is a landmark piece of scholarship on the area." Anne Rice,New York Times Book Review "There's no part of New Orleans so steeped in architectural history as the Garden District.Southern Comfort: The Garden District of New Orleans tells the story in words and rich photos."Hemispheres
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
320 p.; 2.76 x 2.64 inches
ISBN
0262192837 / 9780262192835