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Description edit
Home to the notorious "Blue Book," which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. But the New Orleans underworld consisted of much more than the local bordellos.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jean Lafitte: Add a description of this character.
- Lopez
- Kate Townsend
- Walker
- Marie Laveau
- Henry
- Mayor Waterman
- Mike Hennessy
- Bienville
- Madame Lalaurie
- Murrel
- Wilkinson
- Anderson
- Howell
- Hattie Hamilton
- Hueston
- Bill Sedley
- Jackson
- Captain Duncan
- Sykes
- Stephens
- Esposito
- Annie Christmas
- Miller
- Devol
- Davis
- Butler
- Conti
- Carondelet
- Delisle
- Claiborne
- Bowie
- Wilson
- Lewis
- Dominique You
- Powell
- O'neil
- Hewlett
- Marquis De Vaudreuil
- Gertrude Dix
- Mother Colby
- Bill Knuckley
- Robert E. Lee
- Miro
- O'brien
Setting & Locations edit
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
- Mississippi River
- United States
- New York
- Spain
- France
- Paris
- Natchez
- Gallatin Street
- St. Louis Street
- Ohio
- America
- Canal Street
- Cuba
- North Basin Street
- Texas
- Kentucky
- Nicaragua
- City Hall
- Havana
- Congo Square
- Washington
- Galveston
- Gulf Of Mexico
- Burgundy Street
- Arlington
- Chicago
- Tennessee
- Santo Domingo
- Europe
- Fanny Sweet
- California
- St. Charles Avenue
- Lafayette Square
- Amsterdam
- Memphis
- Chartres
- Canada
- San Francisco
- Lake Pontchartrain
- Royal Street
First Sentence edit
THE DEVELOPMENT of the New Orleans of legend and tradition began during the administration of the French Governor the Marquis de Vaudreuil (1743-53), with its gaudy social functions, widespread governmental corruption, and the tolerance with which lapses from the strict moral code were regarded.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Herbert Asbury (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 976.335
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local
- Books › History › Historical Study › Revolutionary
- Books › Nonfiction › True Accounts › True Crime
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