The World That Made New Orleans - by Ned Sublette (Paperback)

The World That Made New Orleans is a comprehensive and engaging history of the city's first century, offering a unique perspective on its complex cultural inheritance.

Through the lens of imperial war, religious conflict, the search for treasure, the spread of slavery, and the Cuban connection, this book reveals the city's distinct personality at the time of Louisiana's statehood in 1812.

The author, Ned Sublette, is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience and how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways.

With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today.

This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the beautiful and tragic story of this most American of cities.