New Orleans Cemeteries (Images of America: Louisiana)

Nicolette8"A Walk Among The Ancestors" according to Nicolette82r. I've read quite a few books on New Orleans and decided to add this one to my collection. Also, I love the Images of America books. They are vivid and unique looks into the in our ever changing times. This book is a series which collects historic photographs of New Orleans Cemeteries with a great many vintage photographs and engravings of the many ceme. r said A Walk Among The Ancestors. I've read quite a few books on New Orleans and decided to add this one to my collection. Also, I love the Images of America books. They are vivid and unique looks into the in our ever changing times. This book is a series which collects historic photographs of New Orleans Cemeteries with a great many vintage photographs and engravings of the many ceme. Crescent City Cemeteries Nice bookheavy on images and less on narrative as most books from Arcadiawould have given higher marks if it had included a map to show where the cemeteries are in the city rather than just street names, which mean little to a tourist planning a tripthe photographs were well-chosen but were not reproduced wellsome were very darkthe best part of the bo. C - Mama Likes To Read Book Blog said I always enjoy the historical facts that these books include in their. We just went to NOLA and actually toured one of these cemeteries. I wanted to see what we missed in the other lots and this book helped point out the important sites we missed. I always enjoy the historical facts that these books include in their pages. I trust this series and enjoy their books.

We are intrigued by the way these sacred cities of the dead have the ability to both fascinate and unnerve us at the same time. Within these final resting places lie many personal histories marked by nyriad monuments ranging from grand architectural homages to endearing sculptures and simple gravestones. Done in part because of the city's location below sea level, this type of burial is also a common practice rooted in the area's Latin culture tradition. In over 200 photographs accompanied by an illuminating narrative, the author invites us to join him on a visual tour of some of the most captivating burial site of the Crescent City.. The cemeteries of New Orleans have long enticed residents and visitors alike with their beauty and rich history. In New Orleans, the cemeteries are unique in that they are primarily built above ground. The mysticism of cemeteries is inescapable

Brock is an active participant in numerous local, state, and national historic preservation organizations and projects. His weekly newspaper column for The Shreveport Journal, entitled “The Presence of the Past,” is a testament to his genuine love of history. . Louisiana historian Eric J

About the Author Louisiana historian Eric J. Brock is an active participant in numerous local, state, and national historic preservation organizations and projects. . His weekly newspaper column for The Shreveport Journal, entitled “The Presence of the Past,” is a testament to his genuine love of history