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Fonville Winans' Louisiana by"Cyril E. Vetter","Fonville Winans"
Nestled in the marshes and bayous of Louisiana is a world unlike any other. The politics are as steamy as the weather, and the people and places defy generalization. In this handsome and entertaining book, Cyril Vetter gives us passage into that enchanting and wondrous world through a sympathetic and thorough rendering of the lifework of the internationally renowned Baton Rouge photographer Fonville Winans (1911-1992). Celebrated as one of America's best regional photographers, Winans offered a view of Louisiana through a marvelous and eccentric eye, a view that will invoke nostalgic memories for Louisiana natives and introduce others to the magic and beauty of the Pelican State. Fonville Winans' Louisiana contains more than one hundred black-and-white photographs spanning a period of nearly forty years and depicting the politicians, ordinary citizens, and exotic locales that exemplify Louisiana's cultural richness and diversity. During his long career, Winans photographed virtually all of the colorful campaigners who have given the state's politics such a spicy reputation - the legendary brothers Huey and Earl Long; the \
Fonville Winans' Louisiana
By:"Cyril E. Vetter","Fonville Winans"
Published on 1995 by LSU Press
BOOKS ID : 4xpUUrRYeG4C
Ebook Title : Fonville Winans' Louisiana
ETAG : /YRo3ANN99c
ISBN_13 Code : 9780807119907
ISBN_10 Code : 0807119903
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 13 for keyword gambling louisiana
Book Author :"Cyril E. Vetter","Fonville Winans"
Publisher : LSU Press
Book Pages Count : 156
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"History"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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