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Lost Lake Charles

By Adley Cormier

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2017
ISBN
9781439661109, 2017934926, 9781625858825
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3701147 bytes)
Series
Lost
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-09-30 21:58:02
HIS036010HIS036120HistoryNonfictionTravelTRV025100

Description

Delve deep into the history of Lake Charles, Louisiana's past, through pirates, Creoles and cowboys, and other lost stories with historian Adley Cormier. Fires, hurricanes, neglect and progress erased much of Lake Charles's physical history. The young town was a magnet for pirates and privateers, like the infamous Jean Lafitte, who conducted business at the mouth of what is today called the Contraband Bayou. Michigan Men, creoles and cowboys made their way to the fledgling Louisiana town to start new lives. A great lumber industry shaped the town in the nineteenth century. Streetcars ran routes around the clock seven days a week. Author and historian Adley Cormier delves deep into Lake Charles's past to uncover a history that has been lost to time and change.

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