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Mardi Gras

A Pictorial History of Carnival in New Orleans

Автор: Leonard Victor Huber

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Pelican Publishing Co

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In this pictorial study, author Leonard Huber recounts the history of Carnival in New Orleans, bring...

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Автор

Leonard Victor Huber

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

1977

страници

EAN

9780882891606

ISBN

088289160X

Enbook ID

04753726

Издател

Pelican Publishing Co

Теглоt

285

Размери

215 x 279 x 7

Пълно описание

In this pictorial study, author Leonard Huber recounts the history of Carnival in New Orleans, bringing to life in photographs and in text the colour, the pulse, and the pageantry that have earned for this annual extravaganza the distinction as 'the greatest free show on earth!' Step by step, the author traces the evolution of Carnival from its modest beginnings, including: Lavish balls during the American regime under Governor William C.C. Claiborne; The first masked parade in 1837; The first torchlight parade by the Mystick Krewe of Comus in 1857; The coming of Rex and Momus in 1872; Participation of royalty, including Alexis, Grand Duke of Russia, and the Duke and Dutchess of Windsor; The fiercely anti-Republican themes during the bitter years of Reconstruction; Modern innovations and the establishment of new Krewes; and Creation of the Rex doubloon in 1960. More than 160 photographs and drawings, many of them old and rare, illustrate the fast-moving narrative. Also included are reproductions of elaborate ball invitations dating from the nineteenth century, as well as portraits of early kings and queens. Huber was one of Louisiana's leading historians who spent a lifetime observing Carnival and Mardi Gras. Many of the photographs and memorabilia reproduced in this volume were from his extensive private collection.