New Orleans Boom & Blackout: One Hundred Days in America's Coolest Hot Spot

Brian W. Boyles

New Orleans Boom & Blackout: One Hundred Days in America's Coolest Hot Spot
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Country
United States
Published
12 January 2015
Pages
223
ISBN
9781626198609

New Orleans Boom & Blackout: One Hundred Days in America’s Coolest Hot Spot

Brian W. Boyles

As the 2013 Super Bowl approached, New Orleans rushed to present its best face to the world. Politicians, business leaders and tourism officials declared the rise of the new New Orleans, a thriving city brimming with hope and energy. But as the spotlight neared, old conflicts and fresh controversies complicated the branding. The preparations revealed the strains of the post-Katrina recovery and the contrasts of the heralded renaissance. The watershed moment culminated in darkness when the lights went out in the Superdome. In a stunning portrait of the breathless one hundred days before the game, author Brian W. Boyles unearths the conflicts, ambitions and secret histories that defined the city as it prepared for Super Bowl XLVII.

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