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The World That Made New Orleans

From Spanish Silver to Congo Square

by Ned Sublette

A cultural history of colonial and early American New Orleans that links the city to the Caribbean, Spain, France and Africa. Sublette pays special attention to music and dance, culminating in the Sunday gatherings at Congo Square.

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