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As compelling as a novel, this audacious story of Grace King's northern ties unfolds in eloquent letters. They hint at the fictional themes that would end up in her own art; and they trace her development from literary novice to sophisticated businesswoman who leverages her own independence and success.

In 1932 a young Fonville Winans left his home in Fort Worth and set out on the waterways of south Louisiana searching for adventure and fortune. This journal recounts, in his own words, how the now-renowned photographer and his two friends ventured onto untamed Louisiana waters aboard a leaking, rudderless sailboat, the Pintail.

Recounts the season that shaped John James Audubon's destiny, sorting facts from romance to give an intimate view of the world's most famous bird artist. A new preface marks the two hundredth anniversary of that eventful interlude, reflecting on Audubon's enduring legacy among artists, aesthetes, and nature lovers.

World renowned for its commitment to excellence, LSU's Golden Band from Tigerland celebrates the sports endeavours of the school teams, creates pride in school traditions, and entertains millions of fans every year. This is a beautifully illustrated history of LSU's beloved marching band.

Andrew David Lytle produced thousands of photographic images in the sixty years during which he lived in Baton Rouge and operated Lytle Studio. This volume preserves some of the only images that remain, a vintage treasure for contemporary viewers, that give entree into life in Louisiana's capital city from the 1860s through the early 1900s.

Diligently transcribed and annotated by Michael Burden, Anton Reiff's diary presents an extraordinarily rare view of life with a foreign opera company as it traveled across America by river and rail.

In the first collection of published writings of Thomas Affleck, Lake Douglas re-establishes the reputation of a tireless agricultural reformer, entrepreneur, and horticulturist. Affleck's wide range of interests should afford him a celebrated status in several disciplines; yet until now his immense contributions remained largely unheralded.