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  • NEW ORLEANS IN THE SIXTIES
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    NEW ORLEANS IN THE SIXTIES
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    In this, her fifth book in the series describing past decades in New Orleans' history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent and triumphal 1960s. The decade of the sixties was one that confounded America like no period before. It ushered in a time of social change and tension. In New Orleans, this period was visible in the ...

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  • NEW ORLEANS 1900 TO 1920
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    NEW ORLEANS 1900 TO 1920
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    A autobiographical history of New Orleans at the dawn of the twentieth century from a Louisiana native.   Ironically, taming nature and the elements to build an effective and safe urban infrastructure are issues as relevant in this century as they were one hundred years ago. With the invention of the Wood screw pump in 1906, and the subsequent drainage of swampland, the New Orl...

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  • NEW ORLEANS IN THE FORTIES
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    NEW ORLEANS IN THE FORTIES
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    An autobiographical history of New Orleans by a Louisiana native who came of age during the Second World War.   New Orleans in the Forties delightfully documents a time when, though the war raged in Europe, high school girls could still flirt on the streetcar with high school boys, and one made a trip to the movies to see Mary Martin, Lana Turner, or William Holden. Author Mary...

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  • NEW ORLEANS IN THE FIFTIES
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    NEW ORLEANS IN THE FIFTIES
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    Photos and reminiscences of life the 1950s, part of the decade-by-decade series that vividly documents the Crescent City's history.   Remember when Mardi Gras was cancelled in 1951 in tribute to the men fighting the Korean War? Surely you were there for Elvis Presley's visit to the Municipal Auditorium in 1956, and you must recall the first time you crossed the brand-new Greate...

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  • MARGARET
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    MARGARET
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    A biography of Margaret Haughery, the beloved woman who went from a life of poverty to one of philanthropy and became known as the "Angel" of New Orleans.   Margaret Haughery gave everything she ever had to the orphans and the poor. Despite being unable either to read or write, she possessed an incredible business acumen, which allowed her to donate—including what she bequeathe...

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  • NEW ORLEANS IN THE THIRTIES
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    NEW ORLEANS IN THE THIRTIES
    MARY LOU WIDMER
    New Orleans in the Thirties offers a nostalgic view of life in New Orleans half a century ago through photographs and reminiscences. It was a time when Robert Maestri was mayor, the St. Charles streetcar made a complete loop, and the Pelicans won the Dixie Series in baseball. Moreover, it was a time when doctors made house calls and women donned gloves to go shopping. Fascinati...

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