History of Shreveport and Shreveport Builders

by Lilla McLure and J. Ed Howe.  First edition. Privately published, Shreveport, LA, 1937.  Illustrated with many b/w portrait photographs.

This rare book is one of the most important sources for Shreveport history.  The first part presents a well-written history of Shreveport, from the time of the first European explorers through the industries of the 1930’s.  The second part of the book gives short biographies of important men and women, often with details of their lives that show what it was like to live in North Louisiana before the turn of the 20^th century.

Hardback book in Very Good condition.  Book is clean, tightly bound, and the pages have no writing; page edges a little tanned.  Cover has some wear at the edges, especially corners and spine ends; spine lettering is faded but legible. 6 x 9 inches, 463 pages including index.  [21768-2101]

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