Description
This comprehensive volume traces the history of Lafayette Parish, from its earliest beginnings and the struggle between the Attakapas Indians and the first white settlers, French Canadians, English traders, and French trappers to the conditions in 1959, when this historical work was first published.
Over the course of this history, Griffin analyses everything from the territorial and political evolution of the parish to the development of transportation and travel, and from the founding of the schools to the early financial and industrial conditions. Griffin also provides accounts of the flood of 1927, the greatest challenge Lafayette Parish had to overcome in its early history and a sign of the persevering spirit that would help the parish to overcome such destructive forces.
Author: Harry Lewis Griffin
Publisher: Firebird Press
Published: 12/19/1959
Pages: 324
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9781565545090
ISBN10: 1565545095
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | General
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