History of New Orleans is wonderful read 30.11.1999 / Reviews AP - "The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" (Lawrence Hill Books 352 pages, $24.95), by Ned Sublette: Founded, but not much valued, by the French, New Orleans was passed back and forth with the Spanish and finally sold to the Americans.
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