Eric Brock's Shreveport [Hardcover]

Eric J. Brock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2001

Vignettes from the history of Shreveport.

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About the Author

Eric Brock, has spent years documenting, collecting, and writing about Shreveport, which, until the 1980s, was the second-largest city in Louisiana. As a lifelong resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brock has written numerous magazine and newspaper articles about his hometown. Due to his extensive knowledge of Shreveport and Louisiana, Brock also serves as a consulting social and architectural historian. Historic preservation is very important to Brock.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (March 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565548701
• ISBN-13: 978-1565548701
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shreveport's Unofficial Historian, April 19, 2010

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K. Hiers "Kat" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eric Brock's Shreveport (Hardcover)

Any Shreveporter with even a modicum of interest in the rich history of our community will not be able to put this book down. I first read most of the entries in the book in the old Journal Page. To have them all in one place is a gift.

Brock spent countless hours in tireless research putting this all together. Even as a life-long Shreveporter with a ardent interest in history, my horizons have been greatly expanded, and it has given a new dimension to my day to day interaction with my city.

Without gushing any more, I would just like to say "Thanks Eric".

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great stuff, December 12, 2001

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carl (shreveport, La USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eric Brock's Shreveport (Hardcover)

This book was wonderfull. it is full of great photos from shreveportsw past. It will give you a warm feeling inside. Fantastic book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insider Knowledge!, December 15, 2011

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UltraB (Shreveport, LA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Eric Brock's Shreveport (Hardcover)

Mr Brock's book is a compilation of many shorter essays written on various aspects of Shreveport history. While perhaps a bit too in depth for someone with a passing interest, I would rate this book as essential to anyone looking to familiarize themselves with the largest city of north Louisiana. As someone who did not grow up in Shreveport, this book has filled in most of the blanks about why the city is the way it is. I've lived here my whole adult life but the stories Brock relates are those that you don't find out unless you possess generations of Shreveport knowledge. I'd strongly recommend this book to anyone new to the Shreveport-Bossier City area. Vignettes on everything from the lives of the city's founders to the development of of each of the key neighborhoods provide fascinating insights. Mr Brock passed away recently and I hate we won't be the recipients of more of his wonderful stories of the capital of Ark-La-Tex.