Monday, December 21, 2009

Historic Photos of Baton Rouge by Mark E. Martin

Translated from the French as “Red Stick,” Baton Rouge has been an basic allotment of the bolt of the United States’ history. The adventure of Louisiana’s basic reflects both a assorted and accelerating spirit, and a different ability that is the foundation of the city’s abreast prosperity.

With fact-filled photo captions and affiliate introductions by columnist Mark E. Martin, Historic Photos of Baton Rouge rediscovers the alluring accomplished of this city-limits through about 200 attenuate photographs adopted from the Library of Congress; Louisiana State University—Special Collections; and the State Library of Louisiana, showcased with aberrant accuracy and beauty.

From Mississippi River business and floods, to the governorship of Huey P. Long, ancestral integration, and abundant more, Baton Rouge is apparent through the decades in august black-and-white photography, displayed in a ample format.

“This book is different for two reasons,” explains administrator Todd Bottorff, “the top above of press and bounden and the actuality that abounding accept never apparent these photos.”

Historic Photos of Baton Rouge is allotment of Turner Publishing’s Historic Photos series. These books, highlighting the history of the abundant cities above America, accept been acclaimed as a basic in the accumulating of anyone who loves history.

Historic Photos of Baton Rouge
By Mark E. Martin
Turner Publishing, $39.95
ISBN 13: 978-1-59652-441-5
www.turnerpublishing.com

Contact Information:
Rachel Joiner
Liz Chenery
Marketing
Turner Publishing Company
Phone: (615) 255-2665
Email: rjoiner@turnerpublishing.com
lchenery@turnerpublishing.com

Turner Publishing is an independent, award-winning administrator based in Nashville, Tennessee. Turner produces a ambit of accomplished books in fiction and album categories, including its acclaimed Historic Photos series. Imprints cover Turner, Trade Paper Press, and Iroquois Press.

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