History of Bossier Parish Louisiana

Description

History, plus Bios!
Bossier Parish,
Louisiana
New!
50
-Page
Book
Early days in Bossier Parish
, LA,
which today includes
part of Shreveport, Bossier City, and the towns of Benton, Haughton and Plain Dealing
, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
brand
new
50-page spiral-bound book, printed on
8.5" x 11"
opaque paper.
The full-color front cover is protected with a vinyl sheet.
The book includes excerpts from two hard-to-find vintage publications:
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
, originally published by the Southern Publishing Company in 1890, and
Louisiana, a Guide to the State
, compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA in 1941.
The history part of the 1890 book includes
Statistics and Topography, Geological Features, Minerals, Streams, Settlement and Incidents, Land Entries, Slavery and the Duello, Organization of the Parish, the Police Jury, General Parish Matters, Elections and Officers, the Courts, Several Murder Cases and Riots, the Civil War period with names of officers, Newspapers, Physicians, Schools and Churches, and Towns and Villages.
In addition to the many names mentioned in the history section, there are a number of fairly lengthy biographies of prominent citizens:
G.B. Abercrombie, W.M. Abney, John M. Arnold, James W. Atkins, Dr. W.J. Baird, Henry Barnacastle, Franklin M. Barnett, W.P. Belcher, Lewis C. Biggs, Samuel A. Boggs, W.B. Boggs, Newton C. Brownlee, Orlando B. Childers, Walter T. Colquitt, Wilson Covington, Robert H. Curry, William N. Doles, E.S. Dortch, Lawson K. Hodges, W.H. Hodges, C.B. Hodges, W.J. Hughes, Dr. C.H. Irion, W.C. Keith, Beverly A. Kelly, Dr. Paul Lawrence, Capt. Thomas Lyles, Thomas M. Love, John A.W. Lowry, William D. Mercer, Dr. William J. Mobley, B.R. Nash, Capt. John H. Nattin, John G. Ogden, B.F. Oneal, Capt. James W. Onley6, Thomas G. Pickett, G.A.F. Poole, Lewis M. Pruitt, Lemuel R. Sapp, Jacob A. Snider, John Franklin Strayhan, A.B. Thompson, T.J. Tidwell, Samuel Whit Vance and Jasper Bunyan Whittington.
The WPA book
gives a nostalgic glimpse from a 1941 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. The excerpt consists of tours with brief stops at Bossier City, Benton and surrounding areas, along with a small map of the area.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?