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Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House
Carolyn Morrow Long
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Description for Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
The legend of Madame Delphine Lalaurie, a wealthy society matron and accused slave torturer, has haunted New Orleans for nearly two hundred years. Her macabre tale is frequently retold, and her French Quarter mansion has been referred to as ""the most haunted house in the city"". Rumors that Lalaurie abused her slaves were already in circulation when fire broke out in the kitchen and slave quarters of her home in 1834. Bystanders intent on rescuing anyone still inside forced their way past Lalaurie and her husband into the burning service wing. Once inside, they discovered seven ""wretched negroes"" starved, chained, ... Read more
The legend of Madame Delphine Lalaurie, a wealthy society matron and accused slave torturer, has haunted New Orleans for nearly two hundred years. Her macabre tale is frequently retold, and her French Quarter mansion has been referred to as ""the most haunted house in the city"". Rumors that Lalaurie abused her slaves were already in circulation when fire broke out in the kitchen and slave quarters of her home in 1834. Bystanders intent on rescuing anyone still inside forced their way past Lalaurie and her husband into the burning service wing. Once inside, they discovered seven ""wretched negroes"" starved, chained, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813061832
SKU
V9780813061832
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Ref
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About Carolyn Morrow Long
Carolyn Morrow Long retired from the National Museum of American History in 2001. She is the author of A New Orleans Voudou Priestess. She lives in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans, USA.
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