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  • © 1998

Southern Comfort

The Garden District of New Orleans

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction: City and Suburb

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 1-11
  3. Uptown and the Americanization of New Orleans

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 13-31
  4. The Patrons

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 33-55
  5. Antebellum Style

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 57-83
  6. James Robb, Magnate and Patron

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 85-99
  7. Architects and Builders

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 101-123
  8. Architects of Opulence

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 125-147
  9. The Culture of Comfort

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 149-167
  10. Slaves, Servants, and Retainers

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 169-183
  11. A Neighborhood War, 1861–1865

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 185-195
  12. Men and Mansions of the Postwar Bubble

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 197-215
  13. End of An Era

    • S. Frederick Starr
    Pages 217-241
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 242-265

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