Tag Archives: Louisiana

Why Is New Orleans Where It Is?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by glcraig

WHY IS NEW ORLEANS WHERE IT IS?   This boiling fountain of death is one of the most dismal, low, and horrid places, on which the light of the sun ever shone. And yet there it lies under the influence … Continue reading →

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Send More Women!

Posted on December 7, 2016 by glcraig

In researching  early Louisiana history, I discovered some racy stuff. Well, a little racy. Those bold Frenchmen who sought their fortune in a wild and unknown country found themselves daunted by one particular trial: no women. It was hard to … Continue reading →

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Ordinary People Doing Bad Things

Posted on December 10, 2014 by glcraig

I was trying to make sense of people who live innocuous lives on one plane and yet do really horrible things on another. I’m not talking about the Ted Bundy types who know they’re doing evil. I mean the ones … Continue reading →

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A FASCINATING READ IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Posted on August 18, 2011 by glcraig

I bought American Uprising:The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt by Daniel Rasmussen a year ago after I heard him being interviewed on NPR. I’ve only just now started reading it and already feel it’s one of those Hey Everybody … Continue reading →

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