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Native Americans used Okwata, meaning "wide water," as a shortcut for inland trade between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. When the Europeans arrived, the original inhabitants showed them the route--the settlement near the river became the city of New Orleans, other lakeshore communities grew, and Lake Pontchartrain continued to be a vital waterway well into the 20th century. Aside from its economic value, Lake Pontchartrain was a cultural mecca: Mark Twain wrote about it and jazz sprang from its shores; locals and visitors traveled out to the amusement parks and opera pavilions, simple fishing villages and swanky yacht clubs, forts and lighthouses; and majestic hotels and camps perched precariously over the water. In Images of America: Lake Pontchartrain, photographs document memories of a time that not even Hurricane Katrina could erase.

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• Pełny tytuł: Lake Pontchartrain
• Autor: Catherine Campanella
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 127
• EAN: 9780738543925
• ISBN: 0738543926
• ID: 11467650
• Wydawca: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Waga: 322 g
• Wymiary: 233 × 167 × 9 mm
• Data wydania: April 2007

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