Shadows Over New Orleans [Paperback]

Shirley Chance Yarbro (Author)

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Publication Date: April 8, 2003

Shadows Over New Orleans, third entry in the Beneath the Canopy series, discloses the history of pure Haitian Voodoo and the revolution which led to its perversion into New Orleans folk- style Hoodoo. The fictional account, drawing from the true, hypothesizes how upstanding people can experience the terror of having their lives entangled within the clutches of an evil having the capability to destroy them and all they hold dear. Nineteenth-century New Orleans, even to the politicians and policemen, was within the grip of Voodoo priestess, Marie Laveau. Her network of loyal spies kept her furnished with information she needed to blackmail the wealthy and thus keep her coffers filled. Every June twenty-third, on St. John's Eve, an open-to-the- public ritual was conducted on St. John's Bayou where the public was invited (further filling Laveau' s purse) to witness the dancing, eating, and Marie's dance with Papa La Bas, a python representative of Satan. However, there was more to her credit than met the eye: Maison Blanche, her cottage on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, hid many erotic secrets. And there were the 'sacred' rituals held regularly for her faithful believers at their various cottages throughout the French Quarter. . .

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About the Author

Shirley Chance Yarbro, having taken time off from her Beneath the Canopy series to write Braddock, a chronological account of the Western migration, has, with Shadows Over New Orleans, returned to the series. Being fascinated with the history of the nineteenth-century, the author draws inspiration from the many people and events of that era which forged the fledgling United States. Visit her website at http://www.shirleychanceyarbro.net.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (April 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410716139
• ISBN-13: 978-1410716132
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,938,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Riveting Suspense About Fighting An Unknown Evil, February 8, 2004

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This is the third in the "Under The Canopy" series by Shirley Chance Yarbro. Ms. Yarbro has done a commendable job with her research on this book. She will take you through the pure Haitian Voodoo to it's perversion into New Orleans folk-style Hoodoo. Paul Drummond heard a girl scream one day and ran to her rescue. He had no idea how hopelessly entangled his family, and friends would become trying to fight an evil force that possessed this innocent young girl, while losing everything they owned. I highly recommend this book. It is full of suspense, so you will find it hard to put it down once you start reading.