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Absalom, Absalom!


by William Faulkner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 313 PAGES

This is Faulkner's brilliant masterpiece on human nature and the Old South, a challenging but rewarding read. (USS69, $15.00)

Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877


by Carl A. Brasseaux

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A history of Louisiana's Acadians in the key period from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to 1877 and the end of Reconstruction. (USS163, $22.00)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men


by Robert Penn Warren

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 438 PAGES

Penn Warren drew on the character of Huey Long for this novel about a Louisiana politician who hits the bigtime and loses his heart to power. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1947. (USS253, $15.00)

Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway


by Mary Ann Sternberg

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A guide to the historic River Road, the 100-mile route beside the Mississippi River stretching from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. (USS178, $18.95)

As I Lay Dying


by William Faulkner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

Faulkner's deadpan yet tragic tale of the Bundren family's journey across Mississippi with Addie, their deceased wife and mother, in tow. (USS68, $14.00)

The Awakening


by Kate Chopin | Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

The 1899 novel that forever vanquished "feminine propriety." Chopin's exhilarating, tragic feminist novella sings with the Cajun and Creole cadences of her native New Orleans. (USS229, $4.95)

Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston


by Edward T. Cotham

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A thorough recreation of the Battle of Galveston that incorporates historical elements and detailed characters of the battle. (TEX02, $25.00)

Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Missippi, 1770-1860

Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Missippi, 1770-1860


by Christopher Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

A cultural study of Mississippi in the 18th and 19th century, focusing on Jefferson Davis's Warren County, in the state's southwestern corner (USS160, $50.00)

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 347 PAGES

Shelby Foote, a noted Civil War scholar, tells the engrossing narrative of the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 by Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. It was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, and distinguished Grant as a military genius. (USS51, $19.00)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession


by Mark Obmascik

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)

Blues from the Delta


by William R. Ferris

  • MUSIC
  • 1988
  • PAPER

A cultural history of the Blues. (MUS34, $16.50)

Boat People


by Mary Gardner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A novel about Vietnamese refugees in Galveston. (TEX26, $15.95)

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America


by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

The epic story of a 16-the century conquistador lost in the American wilderness. Only a handful of men survived the eight-year trek across America from Tampa Bay to Sinaloa, Mexico. (SWU40, $24.95)

Cajun and Creole Folktales, The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana


by Barry Jean Ancelet

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

An excellent, wide-ranging compilation of Cajun and Creole folktales, presented side-by-side in French and English. It includes magic tales, jokes, animal tales, tall tales and legends. (USS152, $25.00)

Cajun and Creole Music Makers


by Barry Jean Ancelet | Elemore Morgan

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

This book presents interviews with and photos of Cajun and Creole musicians in their surroundings. (USS172, $40.00)

Cajun Country


by Barry Jean Ancelet | Jay D. Edwards | Glen Pitre

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An overview of the history and culture of the Cajuns of South Louisiana which investigates the social institutions and cultural activities of this ethnic group. (USS153, $25.00)

Cajun Country Guide


by Mason Fry | Julie Posner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to South Louisiana's Cajun country, covering the region's culture, music, food. (USS177, $17.95)

The Cajuns, Americanization of a People


by Shane K. Bernard

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES

A history of the Cajuns over the last 60 years. (USS334, $20.00)

The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War, Vicksburg to Appomattox

The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War, Vicksburg to Appomattox


by William Davis | Bell. I. Wiley

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 1366 PAGES

A big, beautiful history of the Civil War featuring 4,000 archival photographs, drawings and maps. (USS156, $39.98)

The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER

This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War. (USS116, $78.00)

The Coming of Age in Mississippi


by Anne Moody

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A powerful and provocative autobiography of the author's fight against racism in the 1950s South. (USS140, $7.99)

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces


by John Kennedy Toole

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, drenched in New Orleans color and culture. Its sharp humor, combined with vivid local detail, makes it great reading for any visitor to New Orleans. (USS02, $15.00)

The Confidence-Man

The Confidence-Man


by Herman Melville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Melville's last novel, the tale of a gambler and con man on a Mississippi River steam boat. (USM112, $12.95)

The Control of Nature

The Control of Nature


by John McPhee

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano. (NAT01, $16.00)

Creole New Orleans, Race and Americanization


by Joseph Logsdon | Arnold R. Hirsch

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A scholarly history of New Orleans, focusing on Creole and Black contributions. (USS171, $24.95)

Creoles of Color of the Gulf South


by James H. Dormon

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

The eight contributors explore Creole origins, language, music and culture in this scholarly history. (USS166, $34.00)

Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta


by Robert Palmer

  • MUSIC
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Palmer crafts an engaging, thoroughly interesting history of blues music, tracing it from its rural roots in the Mississippi Delta to great blues musicians like Muddy Waters and B.B. King. (USS396, $16.00)

Delta Wedding

Delta Wedding


by Eudora Welty

  • LITERATURE
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

An expertly written comedy about white southerners on the brink of marriage. (USS251, $14.00)

Eyewitness Guide New Orleans

Eyewitness Guide New Orleans


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

This thorough, gorgeously illustrated guidebook provides a terrific introduction to the city and its many highlights (USS305, $20.00)

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times


by Charles Royster

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 627 PAGES

The story of an enterprise that was conjured by "schemers and dreamers" to drain and develop the Dismal Swamp, a vast area along the Virginia and North Carolina border. (USS54, $16.00)

Fabulous New Orleans

Fabulous New Orleans


by Lyle Saxon

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

First published in the 1920s, this charming book by local journalist and literary personality Lyle Saxon is a lovely, impressionistic chronicle of the city, its people and its culture. (USS01, $16.99)

Flash for Freedom

Flash for Freedom


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

In this fifth installment in the rollicking series, set largely in New Orleans, our self-serving, cowardly Victorian hero meets up with Abraham Lincoln (who saves his neck), runs a slave plantation, cheats at cards, escapes on a slave ship and helps out in Underground Railroad. (USS372, $16.00)

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman finds himself at the center of extraordinary events in this 10th installment in the entertaining, meticulously researched series. Flashy is kidnapped in Cape Town (talk about reluctant) and soon with John Brown on his fateful 1859 raid at Harper's Ferry. (USS371, $16.00)

The Founding of New Acadia


by Carl A. Brasseaux

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

Early Acadian settlement and culture in Louisiana by respected Cajun historian Carl Brasseaux. (USS162, $20.95)

The Free People of Color of New Orleans, An Introduction


by Mary Gehman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER

An interesting portrait of the creole "free people of color." (USS211, $8.95)

From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans


by John Hope Franklin

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 742 PAGES

A classic history of the African American experience. (USA39, $75.00)

Galveston


by Sean Stewart

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A story of magic and morality set in a Galveston of the near future. (TEX34, $14.95)

Galveston and the 1900 Storm


by Elizabeth Hayes Turner | Patricial Bellis Bixel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A well-illustrated book of the devastating storm in 1900. (TEX01, $34.95)

Galveston Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • MAP

A road map of Galveston, Texas and vicinity at a scale of 1:34,000. (TEX27, $4.95)

The Galveston That Was


by Peter H. Brink | Ezra Stoller | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Howard Barnstone

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES

A book that inspired successful restoration of Galveston's architectural treasures. (TEX06, $49.95)

Galveston, A History


by David G. McComb

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

A history of Galveston, focusing on the growth of the cotton port and the great storm of 1900. (TEX13, $24.95)

Galveston: A History of the Island


by Gary Cartwright

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

An entertaining historical look at the history of Galveston (TEX05, $21.95)

General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West


by Albert Castel

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

A scholarly account of the life and career of a key figure in the Civil War west of the Mississippi. (USM37, $24.95)

Graceland, Going Home with Elvis


by Karen Ann Marling

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

A serious, engaging analysis of Graceland and the phenomenon of Elvis Presley. (USS191, $14.95)

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion


by George Wuerthner | Douglas W. Moore

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A compact guide to the history, wildlife, geology and tourism of the Great Smoky Mountains. (USE330, $19.95)

Gulf Coast Seashore Life, Alabama to Texas


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This fold-out, laminated reference features illustrations of almost 150 species commonly found on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. (USS217, $5.95)

Gumbo Ya-Ya, A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales


by Lyle Saxon | Edward Dreyer | Robert Tallant

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 581 PAGES

A wonderful collection of charming, outrageous, time-honored, common, obscure, exotic and famous folk tales of Louisiana -- and especially of New Orleans. (USS208, $22.00)

Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo


by Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

The story of the sinking of the "Cairo," a Union gunboat lost in the Yazoo River, paired with the story of its recovery, 100 years later. Civil War historian Edwin C. Bearss, who provided this firsthand account, was an integral part of the recovery. The "Cairo" can now be seen on display in Vicksburg. (WAR17, $23.95)

Huey Long


by T. Harry Williams

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 944 PAGES

The definitive biography of the larger-than-life southern politician. (USS348, $25.00)

The Indians of Texas: From Prehistoric to Modern Times


by William Wilmon Newcomb

  • HISTORY
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES

An excellent reference of history and cultures of Native Americans in Texas. (TEX10, $24.95)

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind


by Jerome Lawrence | Robert E. Lee

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 129 PAGES

The case of a biology teacher accused of teaching evolution to his students. (USS180, $5.99)

Inside War, The Guerilla Conflict in Missouri during the American Civil War


by Michael Fellman

  • HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER

(USM36, $34.99)

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History


by Erik Larson | Isaac Monroe Cline

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A blend of history and science that tells the story of the devastating hurricane of 1900. (TEX03, $15.95)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand


by Kenn Kaufman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.95)

The Known World


by Edward P. Jones

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Set in a fictitious Virginia county in the antebellum years, this great, Pulitzer-winning novel is a consideration of the wages of slavery and an avowal of the peculiar institution's primacy in the American psyche. (USS379, $24.95)

Literary New Orleans


by Judy Long

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A book that captures the great diversity of literature drawn from New Orleans culture, including French, Spanish, African and Caribbean influences. (USS175, $16.95)

Lonely Planet New Orleans

Lonely Planet New Orleans


by Tom Downs | John T. Edge

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

This practical guide to New Orleans features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on accommodations and sightseeing. (USS186, $18.99)

Louisiana / Mississippi Map


by AAA Publishing

  • MAP

A clear, detailed traveler's map of the two southern states. (USS32, $4.95)

Louisiana Map


by Rand McNally Maps

  • MAP

A colorful road map of Louisiana at a scale of 1:976,000. (USS263, $4.95)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Midnight Magic: Selected Stories of Bobbie Ann Mason


by Bobbi Ann Mason

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

A good selection of Mason's stories, most set in the south. (USS193, $16.95)

The Mississippi River: Father of Waters

The Mississippi River: Father of Waters


by James L. Shaffer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

This illustrated survey in the Images of America series documents travel, trade and the history of the Mississippi in archival photographs. (USM114, $21.99)

The Most Southern Place on Earth, The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity


by James C. Cobb

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A social history of the Mississippi Delta. (USS332, $19.95)

The Moviegoer

The Moviegoer


by Walker Percy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1961
  • PAPER
  • 241 PAGES

Walker Percy won the 1961 National Book Award for this novel, his masterpiece, which unfolds in New Orleans during a momentous Carnival week. It's a great book that we can recommend as much for its sheer readability as for its palpable sense of place. (USS249, $14.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

The National Trust Guide to New Orleans

The National Trust Guide to New Orleans


by Roulhac Toledano

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

An in-depth guide to the architectural heritage, culture and history of beloved New Orleans. With chapters on historic preservation, neighborhood profiles and an introduction to the city's distinctive architectural styles. (USS98, $29.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

New Orleans Cemeteries, Life in the Cities of the Dead

New Orleans Cemeteries, Life in the Cities of the Dead


by Mason Florence | Robert Florence

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 211 PAGES

A cultural history of New Orleans as seen through its often elaborate cemeteries and funerary ritual. (USS167, $29.95)

New Orleans Houses, A House-Watchers Guide


by Lloyd Vogt

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1985
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A compact guide to the architecture of New Orlean with maps and 100 drawings. (USS213, $24.95)

New Orleans Map

New Orleans Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A folded, laminated map of the city center of New Orleans. (USS207, $7.95)

New Orleans, A Pictorial History

New Orleans, A Pictorial History


by Leonard V. Huber

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

A visual homage to the Big Easy, with text and more than 1,000 illustrations. (USS212, $29.95)

The Night the War Was Lost


by Charles L. Dufour

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 443 PAGES

Charles Dufour contends that with the fall of New Orleans in the spring of 1862, the South had lost the Civil War. In explaining the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and its results, Dufour also explores a more personable aspect of the war: the people involved and their losses. (USS107, $25.00)

Off the Beaten Path Louisiana, A Guide to Unique Places


by Gay N. Martin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A guide to unique local restaurants as well as some of Louisiana's less publicized attractions, such as swamp cruises and alligator farms. (USS398, $13.95)

One Writer's Beginnings


by Eudora Welty

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 104 PAGES

Welty's reminiscences of her childhood in the deep south of the 1910s. (USS252, $16.50)

Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West


by William L. Shea | Earl J. Hess

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES

A comprehensive, moment-by-moment account of the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (USS182, $28.95)

Prisoners of War


by Steve Yarbrough

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 310 PAGES

A complex, enormously satisfying tale of family, history or War set in WWII-era rural Mississippi. (USS349, $23.00)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories


by Ronald J. Drez | David Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $16.00)

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America


by John M. Barry

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $18.00)

River Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America

River Horse: The Logbook of a Boat Across America


by William Least Heat-Moon

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 506 PAGES

William Heat-Moon and a small crew travel westward across the rivers of America in a dual-outward boat dubbed "River-Horse." (USM117, $14.00)

The River Queen

The River Queen


by Mary Morris

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An engaging, meditative account of travels aboard a houseboat on the upper Mississippi (the journey ends in Paris Landing, Tennessee). (USM115, $15.00)

Robert E. Lee


by Roy Blount, Jr.

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects. (USS377, $19.95)

Roots

Roots


by Alex Haley

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 912 PAGES

Haley's epic story of Kunta Kinte and his descendents opens in Jufureh The Gambia, in 1750, going on to traces seven generations of one family and tell the story of Africans in America. Thirtieth anniversary edition. (WAF21, $17.95)

Sailing Ship Elissa


by Jim Cruz | Patricia Bellis Bixel

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Life of Elissa as a working sailing ship, to the glorious restoration at the Texas Seaport Museum. (TEX09, $22.95)

Saratoga Trunk


by Edna Ferber

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Set during the 1880s, this is the story of the scheming vixen Clio Dulaine who returns to New Orleans to blackmail her father's aristocratic family. (USS122, $13.99)

Satchmo, My Life in New Orleans


by Louis Armstrong | Dan Morgenstern

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Jazz great Louis Armstrong regales with tales of his youth in Louisiana. (USS230, $16.95)

Satchmo, The Genius of Louis Armstrong


by Gary Giddins

  • MUSIC
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A biography of jazz legend Louis Armstong. (MUS35, $16.00)

Seven Story Mountain, The Union Campaign at Vicksburg


by Phillip M. Thienel

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 259 PAGES

A history of Grant's efforts at Vicksburg. (USS157, $35.00)

Shantyboat: A River Way of Life


by Harlan Hubbard

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Hubbard and his wife built a 24-foot houseboat and lived on it for six years, eventually drifting downriver to New Orleans. (USS383, $22.00)

The Sound and the Fury


by William Faulkner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Faulkner's classic novel is a psychological study of the Compson family. (USS70, $14.00)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

Swapping Stories, Folktales from Louisiana


by Carl Lindahl

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Two hundred tales as compiled by a statewide storytelling project. (USS168, $25.00)

Through a Night of Horrors


by Shelley Henley Kelley | Casey Edward Greene

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

Letter and memoirs documenting the disastrous storm of 1900. (TEX04, $24.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession


by Dan Koeppel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder


by Peter Cashwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $16.95)

Vicksburg Map

Vicksburg Map


by Universal Map Enterprises

  • 2001
  • MAP

A folded road map of Vicksburg, Mississippi. (USS161, $4.95)

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege


by A.A. Hoehling

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of eyewitnesses to the events. (USS154, $19.95)

A Weekend in September

A Weekend in September


by John Edward Weems

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

An honest and vivid account of the Galveston storm, as told from survivors of the storm. (TEX12, $13.95)

Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It

Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It


by Richard W. Hatcher, III | William Garrett Piston

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 408 PAGES

A detailed history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM10, $45.00)

Women and New Orleans, A History


by Nancy Ries | Mary Gehman

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A history of women in the Crescent City from Creole belles, Voodoo queens and nuns, to slave women and modern personalities. (USS215, $10.95)

Zydeco


by Ben Sandmel | Rick Olivier

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated tribute to the dance music of Loiuisiana's black Creole community. (USS176, $30.00)

 

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