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Supplying a new point of view on the initial cultural affects of New Orleans, this engaging history catches the soul of the city and discloses its impact on the rest of the nation. Focused on New Orleans' first hundred years of existence, a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the political, cultural, and musical development of Louisiana's early on years is shown. This innovative history tracks the top roots of American music back again to the swamp town, making clear the effects of centuries-long problems among France, Spain, and Britain on the city's unique culture, and the role of the Senegambia, Congo, and Haiti on the making of Afro-Louisiana. The roots of jazz and the city's eclectic musical affects, like the role of the slave trade, are also discovered. Featuring little known facts about the cultural development of New Orleans - such as the real need for gumbo, the roots of the tango, and the first appearance of what vaudeville and voodoo - this wealthy historical narrative explains how New Orleans' colonial affects shape the city still today.
