Waterfront Workers of New Orleans Race, Class, and Politics, 1863-1923

by Eric Arnesen

Book Overview

Winner of the John H. Dunning Prize in United States History

During the nineteenth century, American and foreign travelers often found New Orleans a delightful, exotic stop on their journeys. Few failed to marvel at the riverfront, the center of the city's economic activity. But historical memory overlooks the immigrants and Black migrants who served in the riverfront's army of laborers and provided the essential human power that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252063775
• ISBN13: 9780252063770
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"