Louisiana Sojourns: Travelers' Tales and Literary Journeys

by Frank de Caro

Book Overview

A sweeping collection of observations and episodes penned by visitors to Louisiana from the sixteenth century to the 1990s, Louisiana Sojourns is--much like the state itself--a wonder to behold in its sum, and in its particulars, full of surprise and delight. The seventy-six pieces that Frank A. de Caro has selected give readers a vivid sense of how Louisiana's unique blend of Old World, South, the exotic, and quintessential America has exerted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807122394
• ISBN13: 9780807122396
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating views of Louisiana via historic travel accounts

De Caro & Jordan have selected a range of travel accounts that manage to capture the diversity, contradiction, and character of Louisiana, from colonial times to the present. Their contemporary travel updates make this book useful to modern-day trippers, and the inclusion of selections by literary luminaries such as Steinbeck broaden its appeal beyond Louisiania lovers.