Lords of Misrule
Author | : James Gill |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 1604736380 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781604736380 |
Rating | : 4/5 (380 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lords of Misrule written by James Gill and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mardi Gras remains one of the most distinctive features of New Orleans. Although the city has celerated Carnival since its days as a French and Spanish colonial outpost, the rituals familiar today were largely established in the Civil War era by a white male elite." -- back cover.