Bøger om Louisiana

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art i Humlebæk er berømt over hele verden for samspillet mellem kunst, arkitektur og natur.Af afgørende betydning for Louisianas arkitektur er det årtier lange samarbejde mellem grundlæggeren, Knud Jensen, og de to arkitekter, Jørgen Bo og Vilhelm Wohlert, som tegnede alle museets bygninger mellem 1956 og 1991.Inspirationen kom i høj grad fra de naturlige omgivelser, som engang blev beskrevet som ”de smukkeste Puncter paa hele Kysten.” Bygningerne, de skabte for at bevare det landskab, er et vidnesbyrd om Louisianas udvikling: fra en lille samling af dansk kunst til et museum af internationalt format. Fra forfatteren bag bestselleren Mesterværker, Michael Sheridan, kommer her en fortættet historie om museet Louisiana, der føjer væsentlige pointer til den gængse fortælling og anvender meget nyt og hidtil ukendt materiale.

Abner Marsh, den uheldige ejer af et næsten-krakket hjuldamperselskab, bliver kontaktet af den mystiske Joshua York, der vil indgå kompagniskab med ham og bygge den største, smukkeste og ikke mindst hurtigste hjuldamper på Mississippi. Sammen skaber de den fantastiske Fevre Dream. Men Joshua York er en mærkelig herre, der kun er oppe om natten. Og så går han og drikker af en ulækker likør, mørkerød og besk. Joshua York er vampyr, og han er på en mission: Han vil finde og ”frelse” sine medvampyrer, der lever rundt omkring i Sydstaterne, og bringe dem med sig til den sagnomspundne Dark City – et fristed for arten. York har nemlig moralske kvababbelser over artens morderiske livsform. Især er han ude efter en ubehagelig fætter ved navn Damon Julian, der lever et usædvanlig blodigt liv på en run-down plantage nede ved New Orleans. Sin egen natur tøjler han ved at indtage den likør, som han efter mange års eksperimenter har skabt til at undertrykke den ”røde tørst”. Men Damon Julian er en ”blodmester”, og han lader sig ikke sådan kue. Efter den uundgåelige konfrontation på Fevre Dream smider Julian både Marsh og York over bord og overtager damperen. Han indretter den nu til et flydende slagtehus – det går naturligvis først og fremmest ud over de allestedsnærværende sorte slaver. Damperen forsvinder – og Abner Marsh tilbringer de næste tretten år med at søge desperat efter den, indtil han opgiver og trækker sig tilbage. Men så får han et brev fra Joshua York, og sammen begiver de sig mod New Orleans til den sidste konfrontation med Julian.

Charlie Wynwood og Silas Nash har været bedste venner siden de lærte at gå. De har været forelskede fra de fyldte fjorten. Men fra og med denne morgen er de komplet fremmede. Deres første kys, deres første skænderi, øjeblikket hvor de blev forelskede … hvert eneste minde er forsvundet. Charlie og Silas må arbejde sammen om at afdække sandheden om, hvad der er sket med dem og hvorfor. Men jo mere de opdager om det par de plejede at være, jo mere må de sætte spørgsmålstegn ved hvorfor de overhovedet var sammen. At glemme er skræmmende, men måske er at huske endnu værre.I et fabelagtigt parløb har de to NYT bestsellerforfattere, Colleen Hoover og Tarryn Fisher, skrevet en spændende, romantisk thriller.

ALT ÅNDEDE FRED OG IDYL. INDTIL DEN FØRSTE PIGE FORSVANDT …Da Chloe Davis var 12 år, forsvandt seks teenagepiger i hendes lille hjemby i Louisiana. Hun fandt det afgørende bevis og fældede sin egen far, der blev dømt som seriemorder og fængslet på livstid. Lige siden den traumatiske oplevelse har hun haft svært ved at forlige sig med sandheden.I dag, 20 år senere, arbejder Chloe som psykolog og er ved at forberede sit bryllup. Selv om hun endelig mærker den skrøbelige lykke, hun har arbejdet så hårdt for at opnå, føler hun ofte, at hun ikke har kontrol over sit eget liv. Så da en lokal teenagepige pludselig forsvinder, kommer minderne fra dengang tilbage med fornyet kraft. Er Chloe paranoid, og ser hun paralleller til sin fars sag, som ikke er der, eller er hun for anden gang i sit liv tæt på endnu en morder?Pressen skriver:"Virkelig spændende med uforudsigelige plottwists. Det er umuligt at lægge Stacy Willinghams debut fra sig."— Karin Slaughter"En imponerende debut”— Cara Hunter"Den syvende pige er lige dele sydstatsgotik, karakterstudie, familietragedie, psykologisk spænding og – bedst af alt – et mysterium, der er så dybt tilfredsstillende og ikke ligner noget andet, jeg har læst i årevis. Stemningsfuld og spændende."— A.J. Finn"Fuld af spænding og snigende uhygge.”— Val McDermid"Willingham blander behændigt Chloes ængstelige førstepersonsfortælling i nutiden med flashbacks til hendes barndom, hvilket øger spændingen. Den stemningsfulde prosa og de mange røde flag forstærker fortællingens intensitet … en forfatter, man skal holde øje med."— Publishers Weekly"Et usædvanligt godt og overraskende plot."— The Washington Post"En fantastisk tilføjelse til enhver samling af spændingsromaner og psykologiske thrillere med en uforglemmelig karakter, der hjemsøges af sin fortid og får uhyggen til at stige."— Library Journal"Willingham byder på stram historiefortælling og en heltinde med overbevisende sårbarhed. Det er en stærk debut, der anbefales til læserne af psykologiske spændingsromaner."— Booklist"Er du til psykologiske thrillere, så vil du få en god læseoplevelse ud af Den syvende pige."— Cats, books and coffee"Snyd ikke dig selv for denne læseoplevelse."— Krimihjerte

I ‘Øen under havet’ befinder vi os på øen Sainte-Domingue, øen som efterfølgende skal komme til at hedde Haiti. Her følger vi den unge Zarité, der som bare niårig i slutningen af 1700-tallet sælges til den rige franske sukkerplantageejer Toulouse Valmorain. En skæbnesvanger fortælling om livet som slavegjort til lige pludseligt at være frikøbt kvinde i New Orleans. I bogen får Zarité dog en stor rolle i Valmorains live, da hun skulle vise sig at blive hans konkubine og mor/stedmor til hans børn. Selvom der opstår dette intime samspil, blomstrer der aldrig nogen form for kærlighed, de er slavinde og ejermand. Da slaveopstanden for alvor slår igennem, vælger Valmorain at flygte til Louisiana for at starte et nyt liv op under forhåbentlig bedre omstændigheder. Da vi både har muligheden for at følge en slavinde og en plantageejer belyser Isabel Allende mange kendetegn fra tiden omkring slavernes befrielse. Som læser får man nemlig et helt anderledes syn ved at få adgang til underkuede og den overlegnes synsvinkler på livet.”Gribende og stærkt underholdende.” Ekstra Bladet

In Life is a Story, D.A. Bennett takes readers on a captivating journey through a collection of short stories that explore the universal themes of adolescence, adulthood, and the complexities of human relationships.Set in southern Louisiana during the mediators, the initial stories follow hard-working rural families as they navigate life's challenges and opportunities. From there, the book ventures into the scandalous and confusing world of 21st century bourgeoisie, where misunderstandings, heartbreak, and even crime lurk around every corner.Bennett's writing is not only entertaining but also thought-provoking, resonating with readers of all ages and backgrounds. With a keen eye for detail and a unique voice, the author expertly weaves together tales that are both poignant and insightful, leaving a lasting impact on the reader's heart and mind.As a new and adventurous author, Bennett delivers a formidable read that will captivate and inspire readers from beginning to end. Life is a Story is a must-read for anyone seeking a fresh and unique perspective on the joys and challenges of the human experience.

In unflinching yet hopeful prose, this debut memoir in essays explores the most animal parts of our human nature. Discussions of various creatures in the natural world serve as portals to the painful realities Kirsten Reneau confronts in the process of breaking-and remaking-a home. Honest in their descriptions of sexual assault and its traumatic effects, these essays are at once clinical and lyrical reflections on the ways that desire can permeate our lives for better or worse, as well as how it can be channeled into a lifegiving force for women in a world often hostile to their basic needs. Sensitive Creatures ultimately is a story of darkness, resilience, and the light that still manages to crack through.

Whether you want to drink on Bourbon Street, celebrate Mardi Gras, or listen to jazz on Frenchmen Street, the local Fodor's travel experts in New Orleans are here to help! Fodor's New Orleans guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor's New Orleans includes:AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and doMULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your timeMORE THAN 15 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidentlyCOLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!UP-TO-DATE and HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS for the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and morePHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “What to Eat and Drink in New Orleans,” “What to Buy in New Orleans,” and “The Spookiest Experiences in New Orleans”SPECIAL FEATURES on “Mardi Gras,” “The Cuisine of New Orleans,” and “New Orleans Noise”TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and moneyHISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, and moreLOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gemsCOVERS: The French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Faubourg Marigny, Frenchmen Street, the Garden District, Bywater, Tremé, Cajun Country, and morePlanning on visiting other destinations in the American south? Check out Fodor's The Carolinas and Georgia. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

The third novel from "one of the most exhilarating historical novelists in the country" (Washington Post), set in New Orleans, the Mississippi coast, Cuba, and Nicaragua in the early decades of the twentieth century, The New Inheritors is a masterful portrait of young love and a family driven apart by greed, anger, and matters of the heart

How international oil companies navigated the local, segregated landscape of north Louisiana in the first decades of the twentieth century.

From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters – enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers – are caught in the maelstromIn the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi river. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom.When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging the local constable and the slavecatchers that prowl the bayous. Wade Lufkin, haunted by what he observed—and did—as a surgeon on the battlefield, has returned to his uncle’s plantation to convalesce, where he becomes enraptured by Hannah. Flags on the Bayou is an engaging, action-packed narrative that includes a duel that ends in disaster, a brutal encounter with the local Union commander, repeated skirmishes with Confederate irregulars led by a diseased and probably deranged colonel, and a powerful story of love blossoming between an unlikely pair. As the story unfolds, it illuminates a past that reflects our present in sharp relief.James Lee Burke, whose “evocative prose remains a thing of reliably fierce wonder” (Entertainment Weekly), expertly renders the rich Louisiana landscape, from the sunsets on the Mississippi River to the dingy saloons of New Orleans to the tree-lined shores of the bayou and the cottonmouth snakes that dwell in its depths. Powerful and deeply moving, Flags on the Bayou is a story of tragic acts of war, class divisions upended, and love enduring through it all.

Dawoud Bey focuses on the landscape to create a portrait of the early African American presence in the United States. Renowned for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits, Dawoud Bey continues his ongoing series on African American history. Elegy brings together Bey's three landscape series to date-Night Coming Tenderly, Black  (2017); In This Here Place  (2021); and Stony the Road (2023)-elucidating the deep historical memory still embedded in the geography of the United States. Bey takes viewers to the historic Richmond Slave Trail in Virginia, where Africans were marched onto auction blocks; to the plantations of Louisiana, where they labored; and along the last stages of the Underground Railroad in Ohio, where fugitives sought self-emancipation. Essays by the exhibition's curator, Valerie Cassel Oliver, and scholars LeRonn P. Brooks, Imani Perry, and Christina Sharpe illuminate the work. By interweaving these bodies of work into an elegy in three movements, Bey doesn't merely evoke history, he retells it through historically grounded images that challenge viewers to go beyond seeing and imagine lived experiences. Copublished by Aperture and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

In the delightful children's book "Gourmet Gus Eats In New Orleans," young readers join Gus, the food-loving raccoon, on an epic culinary adventure through the vibrant city. With captivating hand-drawn illustrations and mixed media collage, this visually stunning book immerses children in a world of flavors and imagination.Gus's insatiable appetite drives him to seek out new taste sensations. Guided by Chef Pierre, he explores the bustling streets of the French Quarter, encountering sizzling Cajun dishes, mouthwatering aromas, and captivating sights. The book's hand-drawn illustrations and mixed media collage bring the vibrant food culture of New Orleans to life, engaging children's senses and sparking their imagination.As Gus discovers iconic Southern classics like "Shrimp and Grits" and delectable beignets, young readers are invited to imagine themselves in Gus's kitchen, cooking up these mouthwatering treats. The illustrations beautifully portray the culinary journey, immersing children in the diverse flavors of New Orleans.Beyond the food, "Gourmet Gus Eats In New Orleans" offers a glimpse into the city's rich history, culture, and traditions. The fusion of African, French, and Spanish influences is brought to life through the illustrations, capturing the city's architecture, music, and vibrant atmosphere.With engaging storytelling, celebration of flavors, and visually stunning hand-drawn illustrations with mixed media collage, "Gourmet Gus Eats In New Orleans" entertains, educates, and inspires. It sparks culinary curiosity, encourages exploration of new flavors, and invites children on a visual journey through the streets of New Orleans.Prepare for a mouthwatering adventure as Gus and young readers explore the city's culinary wonders, all beautifully portrayed through the captivating hand-drawn illustrations with mixed media collage. "Gourmet Gus Eats In New Orleans" is a delightful feast for the eyes and imagination, bringing the flavors of New Orleans to life on every page.

The smallest church in the world, a tree where old shoes promise to unburden your soul, a family home built from found objects such as window shutters, trampolines, and eight waterpark slides, the grave of married dogs, the only example of congo style architecture built by African Americans, one of the finest examples of folk art in the world built by one man on the side of a bayou, ancient Native American objects whose purpose is unknown, the one-time capital of Texas, one of the most humorous "battles" of World War II, millions of years old fossils on the side of a highway, the site of the finest wedding ever to take place in the South, the world's largest bald cypress tree...

A significant and deeply researched examination of the free nineteenth-century Black developers who transformed the cultural and architectural legacy of New Orleans.

"Few cities anywhere are as vibrant, historically rich, and just plain fun as New Orleans. But it's not a "dummy proof" destination. Too many travelers leave town wondering what all the fuss is about. That doesn't happen to those carrying this book. Written by long time residents Lavinia Spalding and Tami Fairweather, Frommer's EasyGuide to New Orleans introduces travelers to the experiences other visitors miss; and has the type of insightful commentary on the iconic sights that brings them to life. The book includes special sections for those who are visiting during Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest; and day trips to nearby plantations and nature sights. Finally, there's exact pricing for every item in the book, along with transportation tips, to help make your vacation worry free."--

In Miss Virginia and the Sweet Sisters, we are immersed in the world of Kentucky bluegrass horse country, coming-of-age wonders, and the mysteries of life experienced by a young girl on the cusp of young adulthood.

It's been said that during Prohibition it only took 7 seconds to find alcohol in New Orleans. Raise a toast to this drinking metropolis with this book.

"This practical travel guide to New Orleans features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground.... Covers: The French Quarter, The Mississippi River, Treém, The CBD and Warehouse District, The Garden District and Uptown Mid-City and City Park, Faubourg Marigny, Bywater and the Ninth Ward, and The Cemeteries."--Publisher.

This book is the perfect starting point for those who want to read their way through New Orleans, for it orchestrates all of the most important writing of five different parts of town, both historic and contemporary, as well as the recent writing of its flood-prone outskirts.

"In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate Army is in disarray, corrupt structures are falling apart, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging the local constable and the slavecatchers that prowl the bayous. Wade Lufkin, haunted by what he observed--and did--as a surgeon on the battlefield, has returned to his uncle's plantation to convalesce, where he becomes enraptured by Hannah."--