Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey Through the Cities of the Dead

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Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey in the course of the Cities of the Dead is a photographic tour of town’s captivating graveyards. Glorious photographs accompanied by interesting captions showcase more than fifteen of New Orleans’s historic and engaging cemeteries (or “”cities of the dead””), such as St. Louis #1, Greenwood, St. Roch, Lafayette, and bayou and plantation country cemeteries. This intriguing volume includes helpful go back and forth information, such as a listing of “”who’s buried where.”” Sidebars and captions talk about origins of All Saints’ Day, architectural styles, burial processes, cemetery preservation, history, jazz funerals, and voodoo, making “Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey in the course of the Cities of the Dead” a surprising keepsake. Concerning the Writer and Photographer: Jan Arrigo of New Orleans is the Writer of “Explore Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve Louisiana” and Voyageur Press’s “New Orleans.” She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and Editorial Freelancers Association. Laura A. McElroy of Atlanta, Georgia, is a freelance go back and forth photographer whose work may also be found in magazines, including “Y’all” and “Destinations,” on postcards and in regional go back and forth books. She teamed up with Jan Arrigo for Voyageur Press’s “New Orleans.”

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