Learn about the geography, history, architecture, and culture of greater New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast.
Prof. Richard Campanella, geographer and associate dean for research with the Tulane School of Architecture, is the award-winning author of eleven books and over 220 articles about greater New Orleans and Louisiana. See his books below, and download hundreds of free PDF articles under the Articles link.
Books by Rich Campanella
The Cottage on Tchoupitoulas
A Historical Geography of Uptown New Orleans
Bienville’s Dilemma
A Historical Geography of New Orleans
- Introduction and Timeline
- I. Forming the Landscape
- II. Settling the Landscape
- III. Urbanizing the Landscape
- IV. Populating the Landscape
- V. Manipulating the Landscape
- VI. Humanizing the Landscape
- VII. Devastating the Landscape
- VIII. Restoring the Landscape
- Graphical Insert (Maps, Graphs, Photos)
- Please see book for references and index
Selected Chapters:
Geographies of New Orleans
Urban Fabrics Before The Storm
- Introduction and Timeline
- I. Physical Geographies
- II. Urban Geographies
- III. Ethnic Geographies
- IV. Geographies of Catastrophe
- Please see book for references and index
Selected Chapters:
Lincoln in New Orleans
The 1828-1831 Flatboat Voyages and Their Place in History
- Introduction
- Origins
- The 1828 Experience
- The 1831 Experience
- Lincoln and New Orleans, 1831-1865
- Conclusions
- Appendix A: Western River Commerce in the Early 1800s
- Appendix B: New Orleans in the 1820s-1830s
- Graphical insert (maps, graphs, photos)
- Please see book for references and index