Louisana, Yesterday and Today: A Historical Guide to the State [Paperback]

John Wilds (Author), Charles Dufour (Author), Walter Cowan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807118931
• ISBN-13: 978-0807118931
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,666,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Short and Easy to Read History, September 16, 2001

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisana, Yesterday and Today: A Historical Guide to the State (Paperback)

This book is a short, easy to read, to the point book about Louisiana. It is basically written in two sections. The first chapters cover the history of Louisiana in general. The second section covers the various areas of Louisiana. I particularly liked the suggested places to see and lists of fairs at the end of each area chapter.

There were two things I didn't like about this book-
There were very few pictures. However, the pictures this book did have added to the text of the book. Secondly, I didn't like the fact that at times the book seemed to get bogged down in dates and names and places. However, history is just that at times- dates and names and places.

If you are interested in Louisiana history, but don't want to slog through a huge book of history, this is a very good book.
I think the authors state it best when they say that if this book was for a college course, the course would be Louisiana 101.