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Better Late Than Never – Prohibition Lecture Today!
I have been so busy finishing my next two books and working on this lecture that I have not had time to promote it. But here it is – just in case. I will be delivering a lecture on New Orleans’ … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged bootleggers, carrie nation, downriver festival, flower mission, gertrude lythgoe, history, lecture, New Orleans, prohibition, rum runners, snake charmers, steve spehar, storyville, u.s. mint, WCTU. kerry cahill, women's temperance
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“Loaded Down With Iniquity: The 1866 Sinking of the Steamship Evening Star.”
As part of the Downriver: Mighty Mississippi River Festival 2014, I will be delivering a lecture on the 1866 sinking of the steamship Evening Star. The Evening Star was launched in 1863 and was a luxury steamship that ran a weekly … Continue reading