Robert Tallant (1909–1957)
Auteur de Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Robert Tallant uncredited foto by Nutrias
Œuvres de Robert Tallant
Tallant EVANGELINE AND THE ACADIANS Landmark Books #74 1957 Random House, NY 1st [Hardcover] unknown 5 exemplaires
Love and Mrs. Candy 2 exemplaires
Heksen fra New Orleans 2 exemplaires
New Orleans City Guide 2 exemplaires
Southern territory, a novel 1 exemplaire
We Were There With Jean Lafitte at New Orleans 1 exemplaire
The Romantic New Orleans 1 exemplaire
A State in Mimosa 1 exemplaire
The Porate Lafitte and th Battle of New Orleans 1 exemplaire
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The Edge of the Chair: A Superlative Collection, Some Fact, Some Fiction, All Suspense (1967) — Contributeur — 42 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1909-04-20
- Date de décès
- 1957-04-01
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 25
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 1,541
- Popularité
- #16,714
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 23
I was able to find this rare first edition (1945) for my Louisiana book collection for $50 on eBay from the Catholic Charities of NE Kansas in Overland, KS. All proceeds went to charity.
A very unique read! The extended title is a little deceiving. This was mostly centered around Creole folklore and many religious superstitions in, specifically, New Orleans in early 1940’s. But, there were many odd stories presented by way of real life interviews with a few elders of the city of New Orleans describing their memories of certain events that actually took place and some photos included to go along with the stories. Not all of the stories in this book are folklore; some are actually true. You can also Google some of the other people he writes about and actually find old photos of them online. These stories you may never hear or read about anywhere else. It seems they were gathered just in time, as some of the interviewees were in their 80’s and 90’s in the early 1940’s when these interviews were taking place. They would have been born between about 1850 and 1860 and would have seen a lot of changes over their lifetime. If you are Creole, or have Creole blood, you will find this book extremely interesting. Who knows, you might even find your ancestor’s name mentioned. I looked forward to each chapter because it was a completely different story on something that happened in New Orleans. Some stories were very intriguing, while others, I yawned my way through.… (plus d'informations)