Degas In New Orleans: Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable Hardcover – November 11, 1997

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I learned alot about the life of some in a unique city in American history ..during that precarious time when slavery was ending and everyone was puzzling over how to deal with each other- black, white, mixed, rich, poor etc. I wasn't aware of the extent that some slaves intermingled on nearly equal footing or on the other hand were just plain raped by the upper echelon of society. Many of the slaves held power in their own way, and were the American aristocrat's closest friend and confidant. Light skinned blacks and the strange 'couplings'..fascinating. Also very informative about Degas and his life and his art. What a different book! Refreshing and thought provoking. I'm obviously not a reviewer..but I do read a lot and feel that I have pretty good judgement. Enjoy this one!

This book is quite informative, just not about Edgar Degas. For the first few chapters I had the feeling that all this information about everyone else was setting the stage for Degas to become, as the title would suggest, a focus of this book. I still had that same feeling while reading the final chapter.The book would have been more aptly titled "New Orleans from 1865 to 1879, with a Brief Visit by Edgar Degas in 1872". If you've been to New Orleans or are interested in its history or never gave it much thought until Hurricane Katrina and are now curious, this book could be good for you. If you really want a book that focuses on Degas the artist, man, etc... this is not your book.Beyond that, 1 thing that still bothers me is that I've never read anything by Kate Chopin. In fact I'd never heard of her or Cable until I grabbed this book. I was substantially into their portions of the book, so much so that I'd decided to see which (if any) of their books I could find at my library. I was none too pleased when this book suddenly gave away the ending of one of Chopin's books I'd already planned to read. Let that warn you. In those last couple chapters if you're beginning to care about those books being discussed, skip those sections until you've already read the books.Of the 2 books I've just reviewed, All Poets Welcome: The Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960s, Includes 35-track CD of audio clips of poetry readings was greatly preferred.