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Vestiges of Grandeur

New Orleans

Author and photographer Richard Sextons in-depth visual journey through

the hidden mansions of Louisianas River Road, some inhabited, many now
long abandoned, is back in stock.

The lush, seductive, Old World elegance of New Orleans is gloriously

revealed in this photographic tribute to the Venice of North America.
Richard Sextons photographs capture balcony-lined streets, French-style
parks, Caribbean-inspired gardens, and ornate public buildings, and take us
inside some of the citys most intriguing private homes.

The Plantations of Louisianas River Road

Bordering the Mississippi, these antebellum landmarks were once the

epitome of gracious living in the Deep South. Over the past century,
these grand dwellings have slowly succumbed to time, humidity, and the
reclamation of the land: first by nature, then by real-estate developers
who built subdivisions, oil refineries, and strip malls where curtains of
Spanish moss once swayed from the live oaks. This collection featuring
over 200 haunting color photographs with extensive captions explaining the
architectural significance and history of each structure is a beautiful elegy
for a rapidly disappearing landscape and its ghosts.

Elegance and Decadence

Rarely, wrote The New Orleans Times-Picayune, has the city been
loved both so wisely and so well. A tribute to a lifestyle of insouciance and
exuberance, touched by both spirituality and worldliness, New Orleans:
Elegance and Decadence illuminates both the public face and the private
soul of a perennially fascinating city. More than 200 full-color photographs
and an insightful text capture the stories and characters of yore.

New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence

Vestiges of Grandeur
9 x 9 in; 256 pp;
Over 200 color photos
Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-8118-1817-9

$45.00

Ship date Nov 15, 2011

9 x 9 in; 256 pp;

Over 200 color photos
Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-8118-4131-3
$45.00

Ship date Jan 4, 2012

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