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.
