{"product_id":"9780615758657","title":"Mysterious Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen, And Folk Tales Along The Mississippi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic book on legends, lore, and unvarnished truths surrounding New Orleans' most famous Voodoo mistress-now in a modern, legible format. It also features other tales from surrounding parishes of days long gone by, an illustrated guide to palm-reading, humorous asides, and over 30 fascinating drawings and images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In addition to facts and folklore about Laveau-including revealing research into some debunked myths and unanswered questions-the book offers entertaining stories of her life and the people around the New Orleans area, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Lafayette's visit to New Orleans . . . and to Marie Laveau herself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How Marie Laveau turned hate into love for some wishful suitors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How she earned her free house on St. Ann Street, and how her death made city newspapers go wild\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The man with two wives-in two languages-and therefore a roosterhead in his coatpocket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Why New Orleans doorsteps are so clean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How an utter idiot won the election for mayor of Burley Landing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The proper use of gris gris, and the meaning of palm mountains and lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How an honest thief fooled an unsuspecting Yankee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Why zombies are created to be used as farmhands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is presented in a quality new edition with all the illustrations from the original properly presented, as well as additional images found only in the Quaint Press edition of this well-known look into the folklore of old New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quaint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026946310384,"sku":"9780615758657","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615758657_p0.jpg?v=1763600028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615758657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}