The West Bank of Greater New Orleans: A Historical Geography

by Richard Campanella

Winner of the SESAH Book Award

The West Bank has been a vital part of greater New Orleans since the city's inception, serving as its breadbasket, foundry, shipbuilder, railroad terminal, train manufacturer, and even livestock hub. At one time it was the Gulf South's St. Louis, boasting a diversified industrial sector as well as a riverine, mercantilist, and agricultural economy. Today the mostly suburban West Bank is proud but not...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807172979
• ISBN13: 9780807172971
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.2" x 9.4"