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Mammon & Manon Early New Orleans: First Slave Society

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From its beginnings in the early 18th Century, New Orleans was a slave society with a black majority in its population. In Mammon And Manon In Early New Orleans: The First Slave Society In The Deep South 1718-1819, Thomas Ingersoll tells the rich and fascinating story of this city of slaves, slaveholders, and non-slaveholders and how it grew during its first hundred years. Ingersoll draws on judicial, sacramental, notarial, administrative records as well as eyewitness accounts and personal correspondence to illuminate the history of this remarkable and complex community. Ingersoll also provides informative comparative analysis of the influences of France and Spain before New Orleans became part of United States territory in 1803.Ingersoll persuasively argues that it was the lure of wealth and possessions (Mammon) that shaped New Orleans throughout its early history. Mammon And Manon In Early New Orleans is a highly recommended, scholarly, exhaustive, compelling history of a colorful, unique early American community.

Mammon and Manon in Early New Orleans is an incredibly interesting and informative book for numerous reasons. This book describes New Orleans' birth and slow evolution into one of the most important cities in the United States. This city was controlled economically and socially by slavery and Mammon and Manon reveals this in with both factual and individual accounts. The book is also excellent in explaining New Orleans' uniqueness in regards to other southern cities and Ingersoll includes many comparisons to other southern states and urban areas. Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone interested in New Orleans and/or the early African-American experience in America.