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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=85 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calisto MT" ><I><B>Social Studies Educator</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Calisto MT" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Calibri" ><B>   |    </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Studies Educator"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Previews"><U><B>previews</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=180 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="06387590.png" border=0 width="135" height="89" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.foxnews.com/"><U><B>Top News Stories</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=395 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Louisiana Books</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04faa4b0.png" border=0 width="426" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Louisiana History is a required subject in Louisiana schools, and is usually taught in the Eighth Grade.  These outstanding books from Arcadia Publishing are written by area experts and are replete with abundant archival photography.  Their ease of use, readability, and many photographs will entice eighth graders to pore over them at length.    These books would be a valuable asset in all Louisiana History classrooms (and would make excellent coffee-table books in the home, as well).</B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="76c82bc0.png" border=0 width="130" height="188" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Around Ebarb and the Toledo Bend</B></div> <div> The Ebarb and Toledo Bend area of Louisiana has a fascinating and colorful history. Founded in 1716, the French Fort St. Jean Baptiste was the first settlement in the area, followed soon after by the Spanish Fort Los Adaes. Many have called this part of Louisiana home, including invading Spanish conquistadores, French trappers, and both Spanish and French missionaries. The area is also home to many Native American tribes who further contributed to the melting pot of customs, religions, food, and folklore that is so prevalent in the area’s history.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="76d82b30.png" border=0 width="130" height="179" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Barksdale Air Force Base</B></div> <div> Established in 1933 as the "World's Largest Airport," Barksdale Air Force Base covers 23,000 acres of Northwest Louisiana and is one of our nation's greatest military assets today. It was originally named for a true American airpower pioneer, Lt. E. Hoy Barksdale, and now has a population of over 7,000 military and civilian citizens. Barksdale has cultivated some of America's best Air Force leaders and national heroes and is the proud home of the legendary B-52 bomber. Images of America: Barksdale Air Force Base covers the history of the base from 1924 to the present with over 200 moving black-and-white photographs, many that have never been published before. This vivid history of United States military aviation includes everything from World War II to the Korean War, from the skies over Vietnam to alerts in the Cold War, from the sands of the Persian Gulf to the mountains of Kosovo, and on into the present-day War on Terrorism.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="77182bc0.png" border=0 width="130" height="188" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Lake Pontchartrain</B></div> <div> 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.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="76e82bc0.png" border=0 width="130" height="188" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Natchitoches Parish</B></div> <div> From 1722 to the present, thousands of people of African descent have occupied the region that today encompasses Natchitoches Parish. For almost 300 years, African Americans have made significant contributions to the area’s economic and social development. In Natchitoches Parish, the lives of some of those individuals are documented as they share their views on work, religion, education, socialization, and community leadership.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="76f82ba0.png" border=0 width="130" height="186" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>New Orleans Cemeteries</B></div> <div> The mysticism of cemeteries is inescapable. We are intrigued by the way these sacred cities of the dead have the ability to both fascinate and unnerve us at the same time. Within these final resting places lie many personal histories marked by nyriad monuments ranging from grand architectural homages to endearing sculptures and simple gravestones. The cemeteries of New Orleans have long enticed residents and visitors alike with their beauty and rich history. In New Orleans, the cemeteries are unique in that they are primarily built above ground. Done in part because of the city's location below sea level, this type of burial is also a common practice rooted in the area's Latin culture tradition. In over 200 photographs accompanied by an illuminating narrative, the author invites us to join him on a visual tour of some of the most captivating burial site of the Crescent City.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="77082ba0.png" border=0 width="130" height="186" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>North Caddo Parish</B></div> <div> In 1835, the United States purchased close to one million acres of land from the Caddo Confederacy of Native Americans; the Louisiana portion became known as Caddo Parish. The Indian agency’s protection of that land delayed the settlement of the parish for 25 years or more after it began in other parts of Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. The Red River logjam that existed for a few hundred years backed up bayous, which in return created navigable streams and lakes. The uplands contained massive stands of virgin timbers and bountiful fruit, berries, fish, and game. The first land patents were sold in 1841, and by 1850, the area was known as Caddo Prairie. For a majority of the next 100 years, steamboat traffic, homesteaders, plantations, subsistence farmers, logging operations, entrepreneurs, and a building boom brought on by the railroad and oil industries uniquely melded to define local, cultural history. Today three towns and five villages are located in north Caddo Parish, while the memories of 10 historic communities remain strong.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.arcadiapublishing.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arcadiapublishing.com"><U>www.arcadiapublishing.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="774c8260.gif" border=0 width="200" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7765e000.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="7755e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Over New Orleans</B></div> <div> Aerial Photographs by David King Gleason</div> <div> Louisiana State University Press - Baton Rouge</div> <div> Breathtaking photographic mosaic of the Crescent City from the air.  Page after page captures the ambience that is New Orleans!  If you've been to New Orleans, you know the diverse urban fabric that weaves this remarkable city together like no other city in America or the world.  From high overhead, Gleason's camera captures the lush courtyards of the French Quarter, the dynamism of the Central Business District, the docks that lie along the broad sweep of the great bend of the Mississippi River that forms the "crescent," and the palatial residences that overlook Lake Ponchartrain, line famed St. Charles Avenue, and fill the Garden District.  From the street cars to the spectacular iron work, everything that is New Orleans is captured by Gleason's aerial photography.  You'll even be able to understand how one can stand in Jackson Square in the French Quarter, look directly East across the Mississippi River and be looking at the West Bank!  This will be the most looked-at book on your coffee table or in your library; or in the school library or the school classroom.  Simply outstanding!</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Over New Orleans</B></I> is available from the Louisiana State University Press</div> <div> <B>1-800-861-3477</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/"><U>http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu"><U>lsupress@lsu.edu</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75890490.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="585" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="4ce26690.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Cajun Music and Zydeco</B></div> <div> Photographs by Philip Gould</div> <div> Louisiana State University Press - Baton Rouge</div> <div> The parishes of Louisiana (counties in other states) which lie West of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, East of the Sabine River, South of the city of Alexandria and Rapides Parish, and North of the Gulf of Mexico are frequently referred to as Acadiana.  Many simply call it Cajun Country.  There are prairie cajuns and swamp cajuns and bayou cajuns, but the one thing that is their essence (even more than their food) is their music... Cajun Music and zydeco.  In this engaging collection of more than one hundred color photographs of performers, dance halls, and appreciative fans, Gould takes us into the fascinating world of South Louisiana's celebrated, indigenous music cultures that have literally become a national and world phenomenon.</div> <div> <I><B>Cajun Music and Zydeco</B></I> is available from the Louisiana State University Press</div> <div> <B>1-800-861-3477</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/"><U>http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu"><U>lsupress@lsu.edu</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="75990490.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="75a90540.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Manchac Swamp</B></div> <div> Louisiana's Undiscovered Wilderness</div> <div> Photographs by Julia Sims</div> <div> Louisiana State University Press - Baton Rouge</div> <div> An undiscovered, exotic locale in South Louisiana draped behind </div> <div> <I><B>Manchac Swamp</B></I> is available from the Louisiana State University Press</div> <div> <B>1-800-861-3477</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/"><U>http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu"><U>lsupress@lsu.edu</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4d45e430.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="579" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Along The River Road</B></div> <div> <B>Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway</B></div> <div> by Mary Ann Sternberg</div> <div> Louisiana State University Press - Baton Rouge</div> <div> Few places in America are as rich in history and culture as Louisiana's River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.  The River Road is actually two roads, one on each side of the Mississippi River (West Bank and East Bank as locals say).  It is the product of more than three hundred years of documented history and culture, of multiple layers of settlement by myriad ethnic groups, including Native Americans, French, Spanish, Germans, Acadians, Creoles, African Americans, and Anglo-Americans.  Yet for many travelers (and even natives), traces of that rich past, veiled by time and change, are frustratingly difficult to discern.  In this revised and expanded edition of her definitive guide to the fabled route, Sternberg provides up-to-date information on sites and attractions along the river as well as the tales and local lore that still make the River Road one of the most colorful destinations in all of America.  The River Road's allure goes far beyond its parade of antebellum mansions to reveal a wonderous past, and Sternberg skillfully exposes numerous poorly labeled but fascinating historical sites that could easily be missed by even the most observant traveler without this outstanding guidebook.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Along The River Road</B></I> is available from the Louisiana State University Press</div> <div> <B>1-800-861-3477</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/"><U>http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu"><U>lsupress@lsu.edu</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4d94af90.jpg" border=0 width="330" height="505" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The Forgotten People</B></div> <div> <B>Cane River's Creoles of Color</B></div> <div> by Gary B. Mills</div> <div> Louisiana State University Press - Baton Rouge</div> <div> Just south of Natchitoches in northwestern Louisiana is an area called Isle Brevelle, made an island by its borders, Old River and Cane River.  Here lies the fabled Melrose Plantation and other antebellum mansions with surroundings so beautiful that director John Ford filmed his classic John Wayne/William Holden movie, <I>The Horse Soldiers, </I>in the area.  Here emerged a colony founded by a family of freed slaves whose plantations eventually encompassed 18,000 acres of fertile soil, tilled by hundreds of slaves, with homes graced by furnishings of quality and taste, and private tutors for their children.  This is the story of these wealthy, cultured, deeply religious people who became known as "Isle Brevelle's people of color."</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Forgotten People</B></I> is available from the Louisiana State University Press</div> <div> <B>1-800-861-3477</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/"><U>http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lsupress@lsu.edu"><U>lsupress@lsu.edu</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id78_m.htm" TITLE="Louisiana Books"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0550b120.png" border=0 width="11" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:stockard@lsu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:stockard@lsu.edu"><U>Webmaster</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>