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City History: New Orleans

City History: New Orleans

By: Steve Keller
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 A podcast exploring the history of cities from their founding to today—or their destruction. This season: New Orleans. Your support helps buy the books needed to make each episode! https://ko-fi.com/cityhistory We'll cover New Orleans's founding, its evolution through French, Spanish and American rule, the battle that saved it in 1815, its dramatic capture and occupation during the Civil War, its unique legacy of race and slavery, how it survived Prohibition, the Depression and hurricanes, Mardi Gras, jazz and the future New Orleans may (or may not) have.Steve Keller World
Episodes
  • 1.30: The Goodbye Look

    1.30: The Goodbye Look
    Jun 4 2025

    We say farewell to the folks we've gotten to know during the Battle of New Orleans. The pirates Lafitte meet their end. We assess Andrew Jackson.


    LEARN MORE:

    The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America by William C. Davis

    The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 by Robin Reilly

    The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis

    The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert V. Remini

    The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

    The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

    "The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer

    "The Patterson and Ross Raid on Barataria, September 1814" by Robert C. Vogel


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    23 mins
  • 1.29: Old Dickory

    1.29: Old Dickory
    May 5 2025

    The victorious Andrew Jackson reimposes strict martial law on New Orleans. He arrests a senator and a federal judge—but soon faces justice himself. Meanwhile, diseases like typhoid and measles fell hundreds of victorious soldiers.


    LEARN MORE:

    "The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer

    The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America by William C. Davis

    The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 by Robin Reilly

    The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert V. Remini

    The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

    The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
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    21 mins
  • 1.28: The Saints Go Marching In

    1.28: The Saints Go Marching In
    Apr 12 2025

    After victory, New Orleans exhales... then throws its biggest party yet. We meet some fun characters as the British evacuate the field. Andrew Jackson is (symbolically) crowned Roman emperor.


    LEARN MORE:

    The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America by William C. Davis

    The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 by Robin Reilly

    The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert V. Remini

    The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell

    The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

    "The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer
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    23 mins
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I am really enjoying this podcast. Really appreciate the level of detail, the selection of anecdotes, as well as how the podcaster fills in what’s going on in the world at different periods and how it affects New Orleans.
Good production and just overall a pleasure to listen to. Learning a ton!

Fantastic and engaging!

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content and voice clarity were on point. I appreciate the podcaster providing historical facts with dates and names involved.

Informative and engaging

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