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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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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.
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- Herbert Asbury (Author)
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