Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles from Louisiana's Port City
Author | : Eric J. Brock |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2009-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781540234582 |
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"Here are heroes and scoundrels, businessmen and religious leaders, artists and soldiers, pioneers and planters as well as a number of stories that are ironic, bizarre or simply curious." In this newest collection of his popular columns, Eric J. Brock portrays Shreveport's historical pageant through the lives of a cross section of truly fascinating characters. From the enigmatic mayor Robert Nathaniel Wood to forgotten beauty queen Janet Currie, Brock sketches the men and women--both ordinary and extraordinary--who shaped the course of Shreveport history. These biographical vignettes, originally printed in the Shreveport Times and the Forum News Magazine, are a must-read for any native or resident of northwest Louisiana."