Description
Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church.
In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
Reviews
Thanks to this writer's exhaustive, scrupulous, honest research debunking the false or questionable myths passed down through the generations, we can now be confident of what we know and do not know about Marie Laveau and her life and times in nineteenth-century New Orleans."" - Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
Book Information
ISBN 9780813056487
Author Carolyn Morrow Long
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 522g
In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
Reviews
Thanks to this writer's exhaustive, scrupulous, honest research debunking the false or questionable myths passed down through the generations, we can now be confident of what we know and do not know about Marie Laveau and her life and times in nineteenth-century New Orleans."" - Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
Book Information
ISBN 9780813056487
Author Carolyn Morrow Long
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 522g
