Lafayette, LA: Acadiana Press, 1988. Octavo. xiv, 216 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits, Spine title: The conduct of Federal troops in Louisiana. Originally published: Official report relative to the conduct of Federal troops in western Louisiana during the invasions of 1863 and 1864. Shreveport, La.: News Printing Establishment, 1865. Includes bibliographical..... More
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830. First American Edition. Octavo. xviii,[2],[17]-455pp. plus errata. First published in France in 1829. In this work, "Barbe-Marbois represented France in the preliminary negotiations with the United States on the Louisiana purchase and his book is one of the main sources on that subject. It shows..... More
Lafayette, Louisiana: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1971. Octavo. 272 pages. edited by Glenn R. Conrad, translated by Virginia Koenig and Joan Cain. The account of the Louisiana Colony from 1698 to 1723. A very useful beginning of the early 18th century with appendices, index, and extensive footnote references. Staple bound..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1851. Octavo. xiv, 546pp., 6pp., publisher's catalog, The appendix titled "Black Code' list 54 articles of the law of Louisiana such as: Art. I: Decrees of expulsion of the Jews from the colony. Art. II: Makes it imperative on masters to impart religious instructions to..... More
Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division, 1971. Octavo. 404 and 398 pages, index. Originally published in 1891, this work now is in one volume complete with all 802 pages. It dealt with a long neglected study not only of the nine parishes deat with in Part I, but also an extenisve..... More