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New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century: a potent mix of whites, Creoles, free blacks, and African slaves, a city pulsing with crowds, commerce, and an undercurrent of secret power. The source of this power is the voodoo religion, and its queen is Marie Laveau, the notorious voodooienne,... read more
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“"Women hand sight down through the generations. Mother to daughter."”
First Sentence edit
Three hollow knockings of gourd disturbed the night.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jewell Parker Rhodes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0312098693
Page Count: 436
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0312098693
Page Count: 436
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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