Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road

Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road
by Eugene Cizek

Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road
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Author: Eugene Cizek
Photographer: Richard Sexton
Introduction: Eugene Darwin Cizek
Contributor: Eugene Darwin Cizek
Photographer: Alex MacLean
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-01
ISBN: 0811818179
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Chronicle Books

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Book Review: Perfect for a New Orleans native!
Summary: 5 Stars

I searched for hours for a coffee table book for a Christmas gift for a close friend who lives in TN but is from New Orleans. She told me she stayed up all night looking at it. When I gave it to her, she pointed out everything from local businesses to personal landmarks. More importantly, the pictures reflected a pre-Katrina city. They captured sites that she remembered but that don't look that way anymore. I would recommend this book for anyone whose heart is in New Orleans.

Summary of Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road

In an evocative sequel to the acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, author and photographer Richard Sexton returns with an in-depth visual journey through the hidden mansions-some inhabited, many now long abandoned-of Louisiana's River Road. Bordering the Mississippi, these antebellum landmarks were once the epitome of gracious living in the Deep South. Over the past century, these grand dwellings have slowly succumbed to time, humidity, and the reclamation of the land: first by nature, then by real-estate developers who built subdivisions, oil refineries, and strip malls where curtains of Spanish moss once swayed from the live oaks. This collection-featuring over 200 haunting color photographs with extensive captions explaining the architectural significance and history of each structure-is a beautiful elegy for a rapidly disappearing landscape and its ghosts.

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