Cane River and Its Creole Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0974418900
- ISBN-13
- 9780974418902
- Category
- Cane River Region (La.)
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Author
- Kathleen Balthazar Heitzmann
Description
From Cane River, Louisiana, home to Creoles of color whose roots go back almost three centuries, comes a book of personal stories and oral histories collected by native daughter Kathleen Balthazar (married name Heitzmann). In a delightfully chatty style, elders of the tight-knit community reminisce about their childhoods, while cousins, aunts and uncles -- all known by nicknames -- share more recent stories where gossip, history and folklore intertwine. Complete with authentic recipes of the famous Cane River creole meat pies and other specialties of the region, this book is educational, inspirational and just plain fun!
