The Story of Louisiana In 100 Buildings

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 100 Louisiana landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Pelican State. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Pre-historic mounds... military maneuvers... pralines... iron horses...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>sugar... oil derricks... football... French souvenirs... Huey Long... the</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>CCC... Art Deco stunners... kit houses... the golden age of motoring...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>canals... the Chitlin Circuit... The Banana Man... aviation... pirates...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>slave quarters... Creole culture... Carnegie libraries... grave houses...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Bonnie and Clyde... horse racing. This book will have you telling sto-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ries like a native in no time.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>make Louisiana uniquely Louisiana. What Louisiana building was con-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>structed as a residence for Napoleon Bonaparte? Solved. What Lou-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>isiana architect had an ultra popular design style named for him? A</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>mystery no more. What Louisiana lighthouse was selected for a United</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>States Postal Service commemorative stamp? Identified. Where can</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>you find original examples of United States parkitecture? Revealed.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Louisiana can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or at least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the Pelican State standing in plain sight on Louisiana streets!</span></p><p></p>