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STRANGE TRUE STORIES
OF LOUISIANA
- AUTHOR OF "THE GRANDISSIMES," "BONAVENTURE," ETC.
  - ILLUSTRATED
  - 1890
- ILLUSTRATED
- 1890
STRANGE TRUE STORIES OF LOUISIANA.
- HOW I GOT THEM.
  - 1882-89.
- 1882-89.
- THE YOUNG AUNT WITH WHITE HAIR.
  - 1782.
- 1782.
- THE ADVENTURES OF FRANÇOISE AND SUZANNE.
  - 1795.
- 1795.
- I.
  - THE TWO SISTERS.
- THE TWO SISTERS.
- II.
  - MAKING UP THE EXPEDITION.
- MAKING UP THE EXPEDITION.
- III.
  - THE EMBARKATION
- THE EMBARKATION
- IV.
  - ALIX CARPENTIER
- ALIX CARPENTIER
- V.
  - DOWN BAYOU PLAQUEMINE—THE FIGHT WITH WILD NATURE
- DOWN BAYOU PLAQUEMINE—THE FIGHT WITH WILD NATURE
- VI.
  - THE TWICE-MARRIED COUNTESS.
- THE TWICE-MARRIED COUNTESS.
- VII.
  - ODD PARTNERS IN THE BOLERO DANCE.
- ODD PARTNERS IN THE BOLERO DANCE.
- VIII.
  - A BAD STORM IN A BAD PLACE.
- A BAD STORM IN A BAD PLACE.
- IX.
  - MAGGIE AND THE ROBBERS
- MAGGIE AND THE ROBBERS
- X.
  - ALIX PUTS AWAY THE PAST.
- ALIX PUTS AWAY THE PAST.
- XI.
  - ALIX PLAYS FAIRY.—PARTING TEARS.
- ALIX PLAYS FAIRY.—PARTING TEARS.
- XII.
  - LITTLE PARIS.
- LITTLE PARIS.
- XIII.
  - THE COUNTESS MADELAINE.
- THE COUNTESS MADELAINE.
- XIV.
  - "POOR LITTLE ALIX!"
- "POOR LITTLE ALIX!"
- XV.
  - THE DISCOVERY OF THE HAT
- THE DISCOVERY OF THE HAT
- XVI.
  - THE BALL.
- THE BALL.
- XVII.
  - PICNIC AND FAREWELL.
- PICNIC AND FAREWELL.
- ALIX DE MORAINVILLE
  - 1773-95.
- 1773-95.
- SALOME MÜLLER,
  - THE WHITE SLAVE.
  - 1818-45.
- THE WHITE SLAVE.
- 1818-45.
- I.
  - SALOME AND HER KINDRED.
- SALOME AND HER KINDRED.
- II.
  - SIX MONTHS AT ANCHOR.
- SIX MONTHS AT ANCHOR.
- III.
  - FAMINE AT SEA.
- FAMINE AT SEA.
- IV.
  - SOLD INTO BONDAGE.
- SOLD INTO BONDAGE.
- V.
  - THE LOST ORPHANS.
- THE LOST ORPHANS.
- VI.
  - CHRISTIAN ROSELIUS.
- CHRISTIAN ROSELIUS.
- VII.
  - MILLER versus BELMONTI.
- MILLER versus BELMONTI.
- VIII.
  - THE TRIAL.
- THE TRIAL.
- IX.
  - THE EVIDENCE
- THE EVIDENCE
- X.
  - THE CROWNING PROOF.
- THE CROWNING PROOF.
- XI.
  - JUDGMENT.
- JUDGMENT.
- XII.
  - BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
- BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
- THE "HAUNTED HOUSE" IN ROYAL STREET.
  - 1831-82.
- 1831-82.
- I.
  - AS IT STANDS NOW.
- AS IT STANDS NOW.
- II.
  - MADAME LALAURIE.
- MADAME LALAURIE.
- III.
  - A TERRIBLE REVELATION.
- A TERRIBLE REVELATION.
- IV.
  - The Lady's Flight.
- The Lady's Flight.
- V.
  - A NEW USE.
- A NEW USE.
- VI.
  - EVICTIONS.
- EVICTIONS.
- ATTALIE BROUILLARD.
  - 1855.
- 1855.
- I.
  - FURNISHED ROOMS.
- FURNISHED ROOMS.
- II.
  - JOHN BULL.
- JOHN BULL.
- III.
  - DUCOUR'S MEDITATIONS.
- DUCOUR'S MEDITATIONS.
- IV.
  - PROXY.
- PROXY.
- V.
  - THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL.
- THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL.
- VI.
  - MEN CAN BE BETTER THAN THEIR LAWS.
- MEN CAN BE BETTER THAN THEIR LAWS.
- WAR DIARY OF A UNION WOMAN IN THE SOUTH.
  - 1860-63.
- 1860-63.
- I.
  - SECESSION.
- SECESSION.
- II.
  - THE VOLUNTEERS.—FORT SUMTER.
- THE VOLUNTEERS.—FORT SUMTER.
- III.
  - TRIBULATION.
- TRIBULATION.
- IV.
  - A BELEAGUERED CITY.
- A BELEAGUERED CITY.
- V.
  - MARRIED.
- MARRIED.
- VI.
  - HOW IT WAS IN ARKANSAS.
- HOW IT WAS IN ARKANSAS.
- VII.
  - THE FIGHT FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING.
- THE FIGHT FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING.
- VIII.
  - DROWNED OUT AND STARVED OUT.
- DROWNED OUT AND STARVED OUT.
- IX.
  - HOMELESS AND SHELTERLESS.
- HOMELESS AND SHELTERLESS.
- X.
  - FRIGHTS AND PERILS IN STEELE'S BAYOU.
- FRIGHTS AND PERILS IN STEELE'S BAYOU.
- XI.
  - WILD TIMES IN MISSISSIPPI.
- WILD TIMES IN MISSISSIPPI.
- XII.
  - VICKSBURG.
- VICKSBURG.
- XIII.
  - PREPARATIONS FOR THE SIEGE.
- PREPARATIONS FOR THE SIEGE.
- XIV.
  - THE SIEGE ITSELF.
- THE SIEGE ITSELF.
- XV.
  - GIBRALTAR FALLS.
- GIBRALTAR FALLS.