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Title Orléans embrace : with the secret gardens of the Vieux Carré / TJ Fisher, Roy F. Guste, Jr. ; Louis Sahuc, photo works.

Published	New Orleans : Morgana Press, [2006]
	©2006

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
UniM Store	712.60976335 FISH GD10	AVAILABLE

Edition	1st ed.
Physical description	xvii, 207 + 66 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Summary	100% of publisher profits will be donated to French Quarter preservation groups Revisit the timeless mystery, magic, and majesty of the French Quarter and its legendary gardens with this lush collection of photographs. An emotional narrative about the heart and soul of New Orleans and the city' s ability to triumph over sorrow accompanies hundreds of pictures taken before and after the life- and landscape-altering Hurricane Katrina; a special section presents the classic work "The Secret Gardens of the" "Vieux Carré ," which offers mesmerizing images of the verdant gardens concealed behind brick walls and iron gates in the Quarter. The importance of fundraising for and conscientious rebuilding of New Orleans is stressed throughout the book, making this a gorgeous book- with a purpose.
Other author	Guste, Roy F. Secret gardens of the Vieux Carré.
Subject	Historic buildings -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Pictorial works.
	Architecture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Pictorial works.
	Gardens -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
	Gardens -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Pictorial works.
	Buildings -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Pictorial works.
	New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs.
	New Orleans (La.) -- History.
	New Orleans (La.) -- Pictorial works.
	Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.) -- Social life and customs.
	Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.) -- Pictorial works.
Variant Title	Secret gardens of the Vieux Carré
Other title	Secret gardens of the Vieux Carré.
ISBN	9780977351473
	0977351475