Toledano-New Orleans-144045 The Definitive Guide to the Architectural and Cultural Treasures ofOne of North America's Most Beloved Cities The National Trust Guide to New Orleans is an indispensableresource for tourists, armchair travelers, architects, and anyoneconcerned with the preservation of one of the world's mostfascinating cities. From the cast iron ornamentation in the FrenchQuarter to the stately Greek Revival residences of the GardenDistrict, this lavishly illustrated guide takes you on aneighborhood-by-neighborhood journey through the architectural andcultural treasures of the "Big Easy." Providing a cross section of types and styles of architecture foreach neighborhood covered, the guide pays special attention toarchitecturally important buildings once inhabited by notablepersons. Photographs, drawings, engravings, etchings, maps, andother images created by earlier building watchers, show you thesites through the eyes of other generations. You'll findfascinating historical details about the buildings' architects,builders, and residents; up-to-date information on food, lodgings,and entertainment; and discussions of preservation issues thatpertain to many of the sites.

The National Trust Guide to New Orleans

Travel

Toledano, Roulhac

United States

wiley

The definitive guide to the architectural treasures of one of NorthAmerica s urban masterpieces "Savannah s twenty-two squares are itstreasures the other main attraction: its architectural gems. Thesheer number of distinguished buildings is astonishing for a cityof Savannah s size." John Berendt, from the Foreword The National Trust Guide to Savannah takes you on an illustratedwalking tour through the breathtakingly gorgeous squares andneighborhoods of one of North America s most beautiful cities.Pausing along the way to linger over this or that point ofarchitectural interest, Roulhac Toledano pieces together thehistory of the city, from when it was little more than a plan onfounder James Edward Oglethorpe s drawing board through thegroundbreaking preservation work of the 1950s. With the help ofmore than 200 historic and contemporary photographs, Toledanoprovides vivid impressions of the city, and takes you to theoutlying areas of the Sea Islands and salt marshes, the plantationsof Chatham County, and nearby river villages. For those planning avisit, The National Trust Guide to Savannah supplies an extensiveguide to Savannah s museums, lodgings, restaurants, bookstores,antique shops, and other points of interest.

The National Trust Guide to Savannah

Specialty Travel

The fifth volume focuses attention on Esplanade, the broad, tree-lined avenue that stretches from the Mississippi River to Bayou St. John.

New Orleans Architecture: The Esplanade Ridge

History

Evans, Sally

Swanson, Betsy

Christovich, Mary-Louise

Americas

Pelican Publishing

Simple cottages, urban mansions, and amalgamations of Creole and Anglo-American-type homes blend together to form one of the few antebellum New Orleans neighborhoods.

New Orleans Architecture: The Creole Faubourgs

Focuses on the Bayou Road, which was lined with the country seats and residences of the city’s earliest settlers.

New Orleans Architecture: Faubourg Tremé and the Bayou Road

Derbes, Robin

The extensive paintings of William Aiken Walker illustrate life in the late 1800s to the early 1900s, when cotton reigned. As a Southerner born to an Irish Protestant father and a South Carolinian mother, Walker grew up with a profound respect for the often-misunderstood cotton field worker. His painterly expressions document cultural and social conditions of the time, offering respect for the people themselves.

William Aiken Walker: Southern Genre Painter

Arts & Photography

Trovaioli, August

Individual Artists

Product Description "If anyone wants to understand the fate of France in the 20th century, this is the book to read." --Arthur Herman, historian and bestselling author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World. In 1906, Fran'ois Coty became a multimillionaire within two years of creating his first perfume, the legendary La Rose Jacqueminot. In the 30 years he ruled his perfume and cosmetics kingdom, Coty became France's first billionaire, acquiring unimaginable wealth during the most devastating war in the history of Europe, World War I. Born in Corsica next door to the home where his idol and distant relative Napoleon Bonaparte was born, Coty, with his unshakable charisma, ingenuity, and of course, his incredibly sensitive "nose," revolutionized the world's fragrance and cosmetics industry. Now, for the first time, comes this stunning biography of France's fragrance king, the incredible story of the ambitions, loves, losses, and triumphs of one of the 20th century's most famed yet enigmatic entrepreneurial geniuses. From the Inside Flap "Perfume is a love affair with one's self."--Franï¿½ois CotyCaptured in an exquisitely crafted translucent Baccarat bottle adorned with a gently shimmering gold-leaf label, the liquid gold of a classic Coty fragrance represents the epitome of luxury, style, and sophistication. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a time when perfumes were sold by pharmacists in dark, inelegant medicinal flasks marked with unsightly labels, Franï¿½ois Coty was developing the first fragrance in what would become the most coveted and glamorous line of cosmetics in the world. He engineered a revolution in the fragrance industry, and in doing so, he became a member of Europe's cultural elite, France's first billionaire, and the Emperor of Perfume.A talented, passionate, and obsessive man whose Corsican pedigree linked him to Napoleon Bonaparte, Franï¿½ois Coty became a figure of tremendous consequence during his lifetime. This spellbinding chronicle of the life and legacy of the fragrance king traces the rise of the man who would single-handedly transform the way cosmetics were produced, packaged, and marketed around the world. In addition to being one of history's greatest parfumeurs, Coty was a politician, artist, industrialist, news magnate, and amorous adventurer. Embroiled in the glamor, culture, and romance of turn-of-the-century Paris, and later in the tensions and politics of Europe on the eve of World War II, Coty attracted no small amount of scandal, speculation, and awe. The allure continues to this day. This dynamic biography provides an intimate glimpse into the life and loves of Franï¿½ois Coty, whose exceptional and volatile story is marked by the bittersweet smell of tremendous success. From the Back Cover "It's not often that one gets the inside story about France's most powerful and secretive billionaire, and even rarer to get the story told with such verve. The authors have an eye for telling detail, and their research is admirable. Franï¿½ois Coty's unparalleled business savvy (he was one of the world's five richest men in 1926) belied his major missteps in his political and private life. If anyone wants to understand the fate of France in the twentieth century, this is the book to read."--Arthur Herman, historian and bestselling author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World and Gandhi and Churchill"'Perfume ruled the world' could be the subtitle of this fascinating study of Franï¿½ois Coty. Coty not only created fragrances and became one of the world's richest individuals and lived the high life, he also entered the political arena owning one of France's most popular newspapers from which he editorialized his causes. Well written and researched, this book demonstrates how power can corrupt and yet create great beauty."--Richard Guy Wilson, commonwealth professor, architectural history, University of VirginiaFranï¿½ois Coty transformed the international fragrance

Francois Coty: Fragrance, Power, Money

Biographies & Memoirs

Coty, Elizabeth

Historical

New Orleans architecture as it was, is, and should be. A stunning presentation of 19th-century gouache and watercolor archival paintings of New Orleans neighborhoods, this volume presents what old, renovated, restored, and new buildings not only might look like, but how they should look. An educational tool, architectural pattern book, city planner's handbook, and visual treasure, this resource invites its readers to study the footprints of the city's original edifices in order to rebuild and restore with authenticity. Examples of each New Orleans house type, historic plans for each house, and contemporary adaptive-use floor plans are highlighted.

Pattern Book of New Orleans Architecture, A

This fictional history shows how people worlds apart are hurled into the Mississippi Valley to a New World ruled by water and climate and by overseas power. Their daily lives and passions pitch men and women, French, Canadian,African and Indian into the storm that is Louisiana as cultures clash to change all their lives. NANKOWETCO explores the life of the Natchez Indian Lepage Du Pratz. French Peers called him Lepage, and natives addressed him as Nankowetco ("The Man Who Cares"). Du Pratz sympathized with the native resistance to French Control during 1716-1734, refusing to become enslaved by the French. The French in turn were determined to prevail against the Indians to the point of annihilation. Not only an Indian hero, Du Pratz was an enlightened man, a scientist and observer.

Nankowetco: The Natchez Odyssey, 1716-1734

University Press of the South

Imagine purchasing a house and finding a treasure trove of art by a single significant artist, left all but abandoned in a leaky garage. This is exactly what happened to Scott Veazey when, in 2003, he purchased the home of his lifelong friend and mentor, artist Martha Wright Ambrose. Ambrose's work had been largely forgotten, but a chance encounter between Veazey and award-winning art and architectural historian and writer Roulhac Toledano, brought revived interest in her art. 
 Thoroughly researching the artist s life in interviews, published sources, and archives, Toledano and Veazey have since worked to fill in the story that is Martha Ambrose: from her formal education at the New Orleans Art School, the Art Students League of New York, and the Cape School of Art; to her marriage and travels with fellow artist Jack Ambrose; and her career as an artist, teacher, and activist in the New Orleans community. 
 Painting over the course of fifty years, Ambrose, both student and teacher, remained true to herself as a representational artist, determined to be, each day, a better painter. Her paintings include the architecture of New Orleans and southern Louisiana, rural landscapes and waterways, and depictions of her worldwide travels. Rescued from certain destruction, Ambrose s extensive body of work has since been cleaned and preserved and is presented to the general public for the first time in Martha Wright Ambrose (1914-2000): The Rediscovery of a Southern Regional Artist. 
 Material collected and included here also brings into print for the first time information on Ambrose s colleagues and acquaintances: New Orleans artists, gallery owners, and art teachers who spent their lives promoting French Quarter and south Louisiana art. The authors also introduce readers to dozens of twentieth-century southern and New Orleans artists, placing them and Ambrose in her appropriate context as a twentieth-century Southern Regional artist.

Martha Ambrose: The Rediscovery of a Southern Regional Artist (Louisiana Artists)

Veazey, Scott

History & Criticism

University of Louisiana

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