Lake Pontchartrain (LA) (Images of America)
by Catherine Campanella
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Author: Catherine CampanellaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-23
ISBN: 0738543926
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Book Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
My dad worked for over 30 years at the University of New Orleans. Riding with him to hang out at his office, or later, to help build electronics stuff for him, started me down the road of loving the lakefront. When I began high school (Brother Martin), he'd still take Lakeshore Drive to get to Gentilly from Metairie, then we'd go down Elysian Fields so he could drop me off.
Catherine's book is a wonderful retrospective on the lakefront. It sits on the coffee table, where i can pick it up and reflect fondly on many a pleasant Lake Pontchartrain experience from my life.
Summary of Lake Pontchartrain (LA) (Images of America)
Native Americans used Okwata, meaning "wide water," as a shortcut for inland trade between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. When the Europeans arrived, the original inhabitants showed them the route--the settlement near the river became the city of New Orleans, other lakeshore communities grew, and Lake Pontchartrain continued to be a vital waterway well into the 20th century. Aside from its economic value, Lake Pontchartrain was a cultural mecca: Mark Twain wrote about it and jazz sprang from its shores; locals and visitors traveled out to the amusement parks and opera pavilions, simple fishing villages and swanky yacht clubs, forts and lighthouses; and majestic hotels and camps perched precariously over the water. In Images of America: Lake Pontchartrain, photographs document memories of a time that not even Hurricane Katrina could erase.State & Local Books
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