Main entry:

Sternberg, Mary Ann.

Title & Author:

Along the river road : past and present on Louisiana's historic byway / Mary Ann Sternberg.

Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1996.

Description:

xiv, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294) and index.
Introduction -- River road timeline -- Terms, people, and places -- Parishes: what and why -- The river and settlement along it -- Agriculture and industry -- Architectural styles -- The natural setting -- Upriver along the east bank -- Downriver along the west bank -- Sites open to the public.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"The River Road--actually two roads, one on each side of the Mississippi River--is the product of more than three hundred years of documented history and culture. The centerpiece of the book is a mile-by-mile guided tour--upriver on the east bank and downriver along the west--that details the past of scores of overlooked venues. The River Road's allure goes far beyond its parade of antebellum mansions to reveal a wondrous past and present awaiting discovery with this book in hand."--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

0807120553 (cl ; alk. paper)
9780807120552 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Historic sites Louisiana River Road Guidebooks.
Historic sites.
River Road (La.) History.
River Road (La.) Guidebooks.
Louisiana River Road.

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
History.
Guides touristiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 121930
Call No.: ID F377.R58.S84; ID:96-B807
Status: Available