A biography of the Spanish governor who raised a seven-thousand soldier army to drive the British out of the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf of Mexico during the Revolutionary War in America.
Martha longs to leave her island home off the Louisiana coast and go to high school where she can learn more than the ways of her midwife grandmother and perhaps someday broaden the lives of the superstitious villagers.
Takes readers on a tour of Louisiana, visiting fifteen attractions and describing the state's history, culture, and economy along the way; and includes unique facts, color maps and photos, the state song, and lists of state symbols, famous people, and further resources.
A collection of stories and essays in which Ernest Gaines shares the inspirations behind his books, explains why he became a writer, describes the events from his childhood that shaped his life, and discusses his portrayal of the black experience in the South.
In 1953, Leah Hopper dreams of leaving the poverty and segregation of her home in Sulphur, Louisiana, and when Aunt Olivia sends train tickets to Los Angeles as part of her tenth birthday present, Leah gets a first taste of freedom.
Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Louisiana, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Louisianans.
