Hidden History of New Orleans

Authors

• Josh Foreman, Mississippi State University
• Ryan Starrett

MSU Affiliation

College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Communication, Media and Theatre

Abstract

The history of New Orleans is one of contrasts—heroes and villains, catastrophe and celebration, sinners and saints. In this New Orleans, a serial-killing axeman threatens to murder anyone not playing jazz. A fearless band of missionary nuns pushes to civilize the frontier. During World War II, Nazi U-boats lurk off the coast, while Denton Crocker’s battle with local mosquitoes contributes to victory in the Pacific. From the streetcar strikers who lined the thoroughfares with IEDs to the unsung heroine of the Battle of New Orleans, Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman offer a dose of history that would be hard to believe if it hadn’t happened here.

Publication Date

2-3-2020

Publisher

The History Press

City

Charleston, SC

First Page

1

Last Page

192

ISBN

9781467143813

Recommended Citation

Starrett, Ryan, and Josh Foreman. Hidden History of New Orleans. The History Press, 2020.