New Orleans Legacy by Alexandra Ripley may seem like an odd book choice for ideas on what to see in a tour of the city, especially such an iconic city as New Orleans. It's on my list due the sheer amount of history packed into its pages.
Synopsis: After her father's death, Mary McAlister travels to New Orleans with littler more than a box of mementos from the mother she never knew. There, she will learn the secrets of her past, her family's past, and fall in love with New Orleans.
It's a romance novel, therefore, Mary encounters Valmont Saint-Brevin throughout the book. Other things she encounters: a brothel, a voodoo ceremony, slavery, yellow fever, Baroness Michaela Pontalba, and Mardi Gras. Mary also hears stories about the founding of New Orleans and the number of times it switched hands.
New Orleans Legacy is a good read for New Orleans' history. Ideally, I would have a list of books to read about New Orleans and it's music and it's recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Sadly, I don't have that list. I will say two things: Alexandra Ripley's Charleston is a good read for the history of that city and I highly recommend Jazz Fest.
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