Shaking Up Prohibition in New Orleans
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Shaking Up Prohibition in New Orleans by Olive Leonhardt
Bringing to life the fiction of flappers with tastes beyond bathtub gin, Shaking Up Prohibition in New Orleans serves up recipes from the era of the speakeasy. Originally assembled around 1929, this delightful compendium applauds the city's irrepressible love for cocktails in the format of a classic alphabet book.
Known for illustrating the covers of the literary magazine The Double Dealer and for her book New Orleans, Drawn and Quartered
Olive Leonhardt (1895-1963) was an illustrator and artist who attended Newcomb College, the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, and the Art Students League.
Hilda Phelps Hammond (1890-1951) met Olive Leonhardt through mutual friends at Newcomb, and they socialized in art salons, at Junior League events, and at marches for the suffrage movement in New Orleans. A graduate of Tulane University, Hammond organized the Women's Committee of Louisiana and is remembered as an outspoken critic of Governor Huey P. Long.
Olive Leonhardt (1895-1963) was an illustrator and artist who attended Newcomb College, the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, and the Art Students League.
Hilda Phelps Hammond (1890-1951) met Olive Leonhardt through mutual friends at Newcomb, and they socialized in art salons, at Junior League events, and at marches for the suffrage movement in New Orleans. A graduate of Tulane University, Hammond organized the Women's Committee of Louisiana and is remembered as an outspoken critic of Governor Huey P. Long.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780807159927 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807159921 |
| Title | Shaking Up Prohibition in New Orleans |
| Author | Olive Leonhardt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Louisiana State University Press |
| Year published | 2015-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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