11 Books about New Orleans - Episode #126

About This Episode

Today’s episode is devoted to books about New Orleans. If you’re caught up on Netflix and want to spend some time reading instead, this one’s for you.

I recorded this in December 2020. Even if you are listening years from now, this will help you get to know the city better whether you are planning a trip or just wanting to stay connected with New Orleans.

We’ve done 125 episodes. Talked to many authors. This is the 2nd time I’m doing a show like this one. The first was back in epsiode 111.

Here’s what this is not. It is not a top 10 list. It’s not a comprehensive list. It’s just a list of very good books about New Orleans, across several categories.

Ready? The last one went well. Let’s see how this one goes. On to the books!

Resources

New Orleans bookstores:

Octavia Books
Garden District Bookshop
Blue Cypress Books

Reading List

New Orleans History Through our Streets

Frenchmen, Desire, Goodchildren, by John Chase
Hope and New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Street Names, by Sally Asher

Military History

Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II, by Jerry Strahan

Guidebooks

Secret Guides: Secret New Orleans, by Chris Champagne

Life Along the Mississippi River

River Road Rambler: A Curious Traveler along Louisiana’s Historic Byway, by Mary Ann Sternberg
River Road Rambler Returns: More Curiosities along Louisiana’s Historic Byway, by Mary Ann Sternberg
Down on the Batture, by Oliver Houck

General Interest

You Ought to Do a Story About Me, by Ted Jackson (about Jackie Wallace)
A Terrible Thunder, the Story of the New Orleans Sniper, by Peter Hernon

Katrina

1 Dead in Attic, by Chris Rose

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