The Majesty of the French Quarter

by Kerri McCaffety

Book Overview

" 1/2highly recommended for architecture, photography, and history collections everywhere."
--Library Journal

"McCaffety knows how to capture the fleeting beauty of a moment."
--Times Picayune

For many, the French Quarter is New Orleans, yet how much do they really know about the Vieux Carr 1/2? Truman Capote wrote, "Of all secret cities, New Orleans . . . is the most secretive. . . . Its] architecture deliberately concocted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565544145
• ISBN13: 9781565544147
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

I love New Orleans!

I really love New Orleans and really love this book! The pictures in it are beautiful and really capture the French Quarter well. I love having this book so that when I miss NOLA, I can just open it up and feel like I'm there! I also like using this book for decorating ideas. I would suggest this book to anyone who loves New Orleans, or someone looking for decorating ideas. It is a great addition to my New Orleans books collection!

Excellent book about the French Quarter

I couldn't wait to receive my copy of "The Majesty of the French Quarter" and it is everything I had hoped for and more. I've traveled to many cities in the United States through the years but I keep going back to New Orleans. The French Quarter is a magical place where you can be anybody you want to be. While walking through "The Quarter", I've always strained to get a glimpse of what's behind the doors people are opening. I've seen crystal chandeliers and antiques for a second, until the doors close again. This book has allowed me to see beyond the doorsteps, into beautiful homes and courtyards, as if I'd been allowed a private tour. Whenever I need a "Big Easy" fix, I can settle into a cozy chair, light a fire in the fireplace, and read this book ... until my next trip back.

"Everything Old is New Again!"

Having been raised in New Orleans over 40 years ago, it's thrilling to see a new perpsective of the beautiful "old haunts". Visitors to the French Quarter rarely ever glimpse the magnificent beauty to behold. This book guides the reader through a fabulous tour of private and public places, with a fresh vision of their intrigue. Kerri has really captured the visual magic and splendor which is so hard to describe; but, seeing is believeing! Exquisite gift to all, Kerri!

The Majesty of the French Quarter

While I may not personally know all the people represented in this book, it is one of the finest presentations of my neighborhood I've ever seen. Not only that, it also gives the casual visitor to the neighborhood, the brief chance to look inside the beautiful buildings that they see. I wish I could have been with her on the photo shoots and I (jealously) wish she had photographed mine...it's kind of great too.

Wonderful

This is a wonderful book. It is rare to get the opportunity to see inside so many of these beautiful homes. McCaffety allows us not only to see inside the homes, but writes with a clarity the helps us understand where the beauty comes from. Anyone interested in this most historic neighborhood will want this book.