Creating the Big Easy: New Orleans and the Emergence of Modern Tourism, 1918-1945

by Anthony J. Stanonis

Between the World Wars, New Orleans transformed its image from that of a corrupt and sullied port of call into that of a national tourist destination. Anthony J. Stanonis tells how boosters and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820328227
• ISBN13: 9780820328225
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A 'must' for any who would understand the roots of modern New Orleans'

CREATING THE BIG EASY: NEW ORLEANS AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN TOURISM, 1918-45 is especially important today as the city struggles to rebuild and redefine itself. It's a survey of tourism-based development and the cultural and economic forces that transformed New Orleans from a port to a national tourist destination. Urban development, historic preservation and taxes along with the city's efforts to promote its cultural heritage to outsiders makes for an in-depth survey on how visitors are enticed by an image of an urban area's past and present. A 'must' for any who would understand the roots of modern New Orleans' development and the task at hand for rebuilding it. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch