New Orleans
- ISBN-10
- 0831705035
- ISBN-13
- 9780831705039
- Series
- New Orleans
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-03
- Publisher
- Smithmark Publishers
- Author
- Jason Krellenstein
Description
Journeys through the historic districts, above-ground cemeteries, and modern sections of New Orleans, and looks at the worlds of jazz music and the Mardi Gras
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