Growing Up in New Orleans [Hardcover]

Alvin G Gottschall (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 212 pages
• Publisher: Vantage Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0533120950
• ISBN-13: 978-0533120956
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,707,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unique and warm view of a New Orleans from the past., May 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Growing Up in New Orleans (Hardcover)

The author's approach of telling the story of his life for his daughter so that she will be able to see his life through his letter is an insight way of passing on his experiences of the New Orleans of the time. Much history and even names tell of a growing community and of local color. Nice job.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unfailing Interest, April 13, 2001

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This review is from: Growing Up in New Orleans (Hardcover)

This is a book to attract anyone interested in stories from New Orleans in the pre-WW2 days to WW2 Navy days on a destroyer in the Pacific, as told by Alvin Gottschall in letters to his daughter. Read how one ship was involved in most of the battles yet came out alive and well. All it picked up was a few scratches, lots of experience and great humor. Enjoy, enjoy!