New Orleans Carnival Krewes : The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras by Rosary Oneill

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New Orleans Carnival Krewes : The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras by Rosary Oneill

Let the good times roll down in New Orleans Read the secrets and origins of the beloved Mardi Gras.


New Orleans practically owns Mardi Gras, and you would be hard-pressed to find someone who would deny it. The wild celebration brings

O'Neill, Rosary: - Rosary O'Neill is a native New Orleanian living in New York City. She is Professor Emeritus of Drama and Speech at Loyola University of New Orleans, a recipient of five Fulbright Senior Specialist Program Fellowship awards, Senior Fulbright Drama Specialist and author of twenty-two plays. Rosary is a member of the Playwright Directors Workshop, Actors Studio and founder of the Southern Repertory Theatre in New Orleans, the State of Louisiana's only actor's equity theatre. Kim Marie Vaz is professor of education and the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. She is the author of The Baby Dolls: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition. Her book served as the basis for a major installation on the Baby Doll tradition at the Presbytere unit of the Louisiana State Museum as part of the museum's permanent display on the history of Carnival in Louisiana.
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ISBN 13 9781626191549
ISBN 10 1626191549
Title New Orleans Carnival Krewes : The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras
Author Rosary Oneill
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press
Year published 2014-02-11
Number of pages 240
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