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New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape (Paperback)

by Peirce F Lewis (Author)

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"Peirce Lewis's New Orleans is the best introduction in print to any American city." -- Paul Groth, University of California, Berkeley

"Peirce Lewis's long overdue second edition is just as pleasurable to read as the original." -- Craig E. Colten, Louisiana State University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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""Peirce Lewis's New Orleans is a classic and a pleasure to read. The author exposes the flaws of an inhospitable site, reveals the richness of the local architecture, and underscores the complexities of the city's social geography, even in the post-Katrina age, with a flair and clarity we all should aspire to."" -- Craig E. Colten, Louisiana State University

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: University Press of Virginia; 2 edition (April 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1930066104
ISBN-13: 978-1930066106
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars New Orleans-Making An Urban Landscape, September 21, 2005

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New Orleans is an "inevitable city on an impossible
site" is what Pierce Lewis said in his book Making Of An Urban Landscape.

I would add to that "an inevitable party on an impossible site by illicite and illogical people.'

Most of what is there now was not there prior to WWII. The early settlers (1699) understood the land and built appropriately.

If anyone is to blame it is the French! But it is a most wonderful book about the growth and development of a wonderful city.

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