Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Title | Mardi Gras in New Orleans PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Hardy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Carnival |
ISBN | 9780930892449 |
Lords of Misrule
Title | Lords of Misrule PDF eBook |
Author | James Gill |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Carnival |
ISBN | 9781604736380 |
"Mardi Gras remains one of the most distinctive features of New Orleans. Although the city has celerated Carnival since its days as a French and Spanish colonial outpost, the rituals familiar today were largely established in the Civil War era by a white male elite." -- back cover.
Mardi Gras: Chronicles
Title | Mardi Gras: Chronicles PDF eBook |
Author | Errol Laborde |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2013-09-10 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781455617647 |
The definitive guide to all things Mardi Gras . . . past and present! From Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, New Orleans is transformed. Queens and fools, demons and dragons reign over the Crescent City. This vividly photographed book is a lively, comprehensive history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Fascinating and intimate, this book seamlessly intertwines the past with the present.
Mardi Gras
Title | Mardi Gras PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781570544392 |
Carnival and Mardi-gras in New Orleans
Title | Carnival and Mardi-gras in New Orleans PDF eBook |
Author | Perry Young |
Publisher | |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 1939 |
Genre | Carnival |
ISBN |
Carnival in Louisiana
Title | Carnival in Louisiana PDF eBook |
Author | Brian J. Costello |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2017-02-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0807166545 |
From the revelers on horseback in Eunice and Mamou to the miles-long New Orleans parade routes lined with eager spectators shouting “Throw me something, mister!,” no other Louisiana tradition celebrates the Pelican State’s cultural heritage quite like Mardi Gras. In Carnival in Louisiana, Brian J. Costello offers Mardi Gras fans an insider’s look at the customs associated with this popular holiday and travels across the state to explore each area’s festivities. Costello brings together the stories behind the tradition, gleaned from his research and personal involvement in Carnival. His fascinating tour of the season’s parades, balls, courirs, and other events held throughout Louisiana go beyond the well-known locales for Mardi Gras. Exploring the diverse cultural roots of state-wide celebrations, Costello includes festivities in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Roads, and Shreveport. From venerable floats to satirical parades, exclusive events to spontaneous street parties, Carnival in Louisiana is an indispensable guide for Mardi Gras attendees, both veteran Krewe members seeking to expand their horizons and first-time tourists hoping to experience of all sides of Louisiana’s favorite season.
All on a Mardi Gras Day
Title | All on a Mardi Gras Day PDF eBook |
Author | Reid MITCHELL |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2009-06-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674041178 |
In this study, Reid Mitchell takes the reader to Mardi Gras - a yearly ritual that sweeps the multicultural city of New Orleans into a frenzy of parades, pageantry, dance, drunkenness, music, sexual display, and social and political bombast.