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Peirce Lewis's New Orleans is the best introduction in print to any American city. Much more than a great local guidebook, it is also a model for understanding American cities in general. Using witty, engaging, and accessible text and illustrations, Lewis directs our attention to the large-scale processes that affect New Orleans, as well as to how those processes are linked to what we can see in the everyday streets and buildings of the city. -- Paul Groth, University of California, Berkeley Peirce Lewis's original New Orleans earned iconic status in geographical writing on the American city. The appearance of a thoroughly reworked new edition is a devoutly welcome event. -- Michael P. Conzen, University of Chicago Peirce Lewis's New Orleans is a classic and a pleasure to read. The author exposes the flaws of an inhospitable site, reveals the richness of the local architecture, and underscores the complexities of the city's social geography, even in the post-Katrina age, with a flair and clarity we all should aspire to. -- Craig E. Colten, Louisiana State University

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Peirce F. Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Geography at Pennsylvania State University. His writings on the American landscape have been published widely.

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