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With affecttion and wit, the author brings to life the people of the Gulf Coast - the explorers and conquistadors, the anguished settlers, the ethnic communities, the rags to riches businessmen, and those in their the soldiers, rumrunners, politicians, inventors, and bootleggers -- and their resilience in the face of natural disasters and yellow fever to hurricanes. He draws heavily upon early accounts of the region preserved in letters, diaries, and other documents.
- Author
- Charles L. Sullivan
- Publisher
- American Historical Press
- Published
- 1985
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780897810975
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Humanities
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