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"A fascinating story." -Review of Reviews, 1921"One of the quaintest and most charming literary figures of the country." -The Bookman, 1921"Reveals the quality and temper of these early settlers of Louisiana." - The Double Dealer, 1921"The delightful atmosphere of old New Orleans is well reproduced in these accounts of distinguished Creole families." -Outlook, 1921No American city has a more dramatic history than that of New Orleans. Living successively under French, Spanish and American rule, some of the city's pioneer families have records of unsurpassing interest.In her 1921 book "Creole Families of New Orleans," Miss Grace King supplied the long needed definitive guide, in English, to a knowledge of the colonial founders of Louisiana. Her book is the story of the romantic city on the Mississippi whose founders were characterized by heroism and the lighter social qualities that have made New Orleans a charming personality among cities.King knew the luxury of life in the south before the Civil War, then, during the fighting, lived on a sugar plantation in lower Louisiana. Her first efforts to write came as a result of talks with visitors from the north, who, she felt, misunderstood the spirit of her people. Apparently her father's house was one of the most hospitable and picturesque homes in old New Orleans. Charles Dudley Warner was entertained there, Hamilton Mabie, Eugene Field, Hopkinson Smith, Richard Watson Gilder, Joaquin Miller, and the like. The purpose of her book is to trace the genealogical records of the earliest families of Louisiana, and in forty chapters, many old family lines of French and Spanish origin are followed in detail. Beside this genealogical matter, the book contains historical and other material showing the social life and customs of the early days in LouisianaFamily spirit, family traditions, the clan spirit at its best, are strongly developed in New Orleans. Hence the history of New Orleans is the history of these old families. So, around the Marignys, the Pontalbas, the Almonasters, the Soniat Du Fossats, the Lafréniéres, whose ancestor led the revolt against Spain, around the Celto-French Macartys, the Gayarrés, who count among their descendants the great historian of Louisiana, Charles Gayarré, around the Grimas, the Rothgnacs, the Fortiers, revolves the historical cycle, full of romance and poetry, as well as tinged with sorrow, of the Siren City of the South.These Creole families contributed to the history of the U.S. elements of which all can be proud. With all their easy-going semi-tropical indolence, they are a fiery hot-blooded race, and whether under Spanish, French or American rule never shirked danger and never showed fear.With conscientiousness and accuracy Miss King tells her story, spinning out the history with the light touch of the novelist. She reaches the personalities of her subjects with an imagination ever on the alert for the graceful and pleasing things of life, for which New Orleans furnished fertile soil.About the author: Grace Elizabeth King (1851 –1932) was a well-known American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King was born in New Orleans, the third of what became seven children of lawyer William Woodson King and Sarah Ann (née Miller) King. The family had an aristocratic background but had been impoverished by the American Civil War. Grace King later studied under Charles Gayarré and eventually found her career in writing.Other books by the author include: •Monsieur Motte (1888) •Tales of a Time and Place (1892)•Balcony Stories (1893) •New Orleans: The Place and the People (1895)•Stories from Louisiana History (1905)•The Pleasant Ways of St. Médard (1916)•La Dame de Sainte Hermine (1924)•Memories of a Southern Woman of Letters (1932)

Excerpt from Creole Families of New OrleansIt has been a pleasure to follow the traces they impressed upon the soil two hundred years ago, and to look through the Vista of years that opened before them when they crossed the seas, trusting their names, their fortune, their faith to a new country.Their genealogical records bear witness to their good blood; their maintenances de noblesse are still in existence, brought with them from France, in simple accord with what they considered a family necessity, as much so as a house and furniture. Traditions are still carrying a pale reflection of coloring and wavering outline of them. Little stories of them are still to be met hanging on a withering memory like shriveled berries on a tree that the next blast will rend from their twigs and scatter on the ground.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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