{"product_id":"fabulous-new-orleans","title":"Fabulous New Orleans","description":"xii, 334, [4] pp. 8vo. A firsthand account of New Orleans in the early 20th century, including Saxon's experience of Mardi Gras as a boy. \"Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana's most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the region's literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. In addition to Father Mississippi , Lafitte the Pirate, and Children of Strangers, he also wrote Fabulous New Orleans , Old Louisiana, The Friends of Joe Gilmore, and was a co-author of Gumbo Ya-Ya, with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant. During the Depression, he directed the state WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans.\"","brand":"D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20536359419974,"sku":"2263982","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2263982.jpg?v=1571426061","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/fabulous-new-orleans","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}