Andy Peter Antippas Guide to the Historic French Quarter

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From Bourbon Street to Pirate's Alley and beyonda local historian takes you on a walking tour of the historic French Quarter in New Orleans. Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the sensesand the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the area's colorful history. For instance, the infamous 1890 ';separate but equal' legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century, a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans's favorite cocktailsthe sazeracwould not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal. Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time.