Pelican Publishing Company

Now in paperback! Leah Lange Chase was raised in a small, country town across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. With the values instilled in her by devoted parents-hard work, faith, and family-she...

Chef Jason "Country Bling" Smith is a Kentucky native and captivating TV personality who has made it big on Food Network, winning Holiday Baking Championship, Holiday Baking Championship--Kids vs...

Originally published in 1868, this history features in-depth research and interviews with veterans, illuminating the events of the war in greater detail than any previous work. It also brings to view...

Originally published in 1868, this history features in-depth research and interviews with veterans, illuminating the events of the war in greater detail than any previous work. It also brings to view...

Executive chef at the Caribbean Room, as well as chef at the popular Kabby's restaurant, the late Chef Louis Evans established a reputation as one of the most creative and skilled Creole chefs in the...

From the militia of colonial days to the National Guard of modern times, America's citizen soldiers have symbolized the preparedness, the unselfish service, and the devotion to duty that have...

Much has been written on what happened in the several Southern states during the Reconstruction but very little has been done on the changes that took place after the Democrats ousted the Republicans...

The new baby is an annoying, attention-receiving, loud nuisance, but the older sibling must pretend to love the baby, since everyone insists he must. This picture book can teach children how to be...

Lucille St. Lewis and her family have just moved to Louisiana. When her new friends at school find out she's never eaten boiled crawfish, she feels left out. Will she like these "mudbugs"? One thing...

Follow Folly as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Alabama! Hang on tight; he wants to see every parade in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Folly has a front-row seat as he rides with kings and queens and tags...

One night during the Carnival season, the moon vanished! Leloup goes on a journey to save the moon and rounds up an impressive posse of Acadian critters to help get the moon back where it belongs...

Margaret Haughery gave everything she ever had to the orphans and the poor. Despite being unable either to read or write, she possessed an incredible business acumen, which allowed her to...

Master of the Mississippi is the story of Henry Miller Shreve, who taught the Mississippi River to fetch and carry for the nation. The book is compiled from letters written by Shreve, journals kept...

Picture on an imposing castle on the moor-the cavernous main hall, the fire roaring in the hearth, a bearded man reciting Burns, and the merry men home from the hunt enjoying a festive banquet. Now...

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, written in 1791 during the last month of the famous composer's life, is the most frequently performed and highly revered concerto in clarinet literature. This insightful...

Early-nineteenth-century Europe had been in turmoil. The Napoleonic Wars that once ravaged the continent had ended, Napoleon had been exiled to St. Helena, and his Grande Arm'e lay in disarray. His...

Mix up a cocktail New Orleans-style. From highfalutin to down home, from Sazeracs to mint juleps, this gorgeous cocktail cookbook offers more than sixty recipes from famous New Orleans establishments...

From Lobster Salad to Baked Stuffed Oysters and Crawfish Bisque, this compilation of recipes offers the best of New Orleans cuisine. Chef Lena Richards pulled inspiration from her southern roots and...

The most interesting period in the history of New Orleans is thatincluded in the first four decades of the nineteenth century. During theseyears, the city emerged from the status of a small town...

In America the El Camino Real was an important road that began in Mexico City, where the king's representative would be, and ended at the north end of Front Street in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Mr...

A tour of some of the most historic saloons in America. There is no doubt that New Orleans has more drinking establishments per capita than any other city in the United States. Lavishly illustrated...

Originally published in 1931, Old Families of Louisiana was compiled in response to a demand for a comprehensive series of genealogical records of the foundation families of the state--families whose...

Princess had it all, except for one thing. Princess adores playing with her many stuffed animals. One day, Princess realizes something is missing . . . she needs a real pet! Determined to make...

Evie is a Cajun girl who dreams of having her very own pair of white shrimp boots. She learns of all the quirky and hilarious regional nicknames they are called in different parts of Louisiana. When...

The writings and speeches of the Pope and the German hierarchy, the official decrees and instructions of the government, and the speeches and teachings of the Nazi Party.Author: AnonymousPublisher:...

Petit Pierre has made a home for himself on the coast where Louisiana meets Mississippi, and now it is time for him to learn how to plunge-dive. Brown pelicans typically pick up this behavior by...

Join Pinky the penguin as she teaches children about manners in this charming and educational story.Pinky the penguin is very polite. She always tries to do what's right. Today she will show us...

One day in 1852, The Princess, one of the finest steamboats afloat on the Mississippi River one hundred years ago was rounding the bend a Duncan's Point about ten miles below Baton Rouge, when the...

The Crescent City's dark past is as glamorous as ever. New Orleans has never been a city void of drama, from revelers on Bourbon Street to grisly murders. Seven of the most renowned murders of the...

One of the best books on this outlaw, based on scholarly research. -Adams No. 767, Six Guns and LeatherThe narrative is true, documented research and easy reading. -Irving Ward-SteinmanIn many parts...