Lake Pontchartrain (The American Lakes Series)

384 pp. 8vo. Part of the American Lakes series, recounting the history of Lake Pontchartrain from ancient times through the date of publication. Three sections focus on: the early lake (pioneer days, New Orleans under the Spaniards); a century of romance (the introduction of steam, black magic, etc.); the war period (the Pontchartrain Railroad, the American Civil War, the Cotton Exposition); the lake in our times (the industrial canal, the works of Huey P. Long). Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and historical illustrations. Maps on endpapers, woodcut illustration in green ink on series and title pages.