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Voodoo in New Orleans

Voodoo in New Orleans - Paperback

by Robert Tallant
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert TallantPublish date:1/6/2026Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pelican Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9781455628827ISBN-10:1455628824UPC:9781455628827Book Category:History, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Occultism, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.31 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SC54EVGRWX

Voodoo in New Orleans

New paperback edition from Pelican Publishing!

"Robert Tallant speaks with authority . . ."

--New York Times

"Straightforward handling of sensational

times and tricksters, of the cult of voodooism in all its manifestations. From its first known appearances in New Orleans of 200 years ago, here are the . . . rites and dances, the cures, charms and gris-gris. Here were the witchdoctors and queens, and...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Pelican Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9781455628827ISBN-10:1455628824UPC:9781455628827Book Category:History, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Occultism, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.31 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SC54EVGRWX

Robert Tallant was one of Louisiana's best-known authors. Born in New Orleans in 1909, he attended the city's local public schools. Before "drifting" into writing, Tallant worked as an advertising copywriter, a bank teller, and a clerk. It was his friendship with Lyle Saxon that led Tallant to his position as editor on the Louisiana WPA Writers' Project during the 1930s and 1940s. In that...

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