Growing Up in New Orleans (Leather Bound)

by Alvin G. Gottschall (Author)

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 212 pages
• Publisher: Vantage Press; 1st edition (October 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.com Sales Rank: #3,229,029 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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

By	[e-mail] (San Jose, Ca.) - See all my reviews

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!