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Language: en
Pages: 341
Pages: 341
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-04-21 - Publisher: Routledge
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Language: en
Pages: 177
Pages: 177
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-12 - Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Raymond J. Martinez’ book on legends, lore, and unvarnished truths surrounding New Orleans’ most famous Voodoo mistress also features other tales from surro
Language: en
Pages: 322
Pages: 322
Type: BOOK - Published: 1984-03 - Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Witch? Sorceress? Daughter of Satan? Thief? Saint? Born in 1794, Marie Laveau reigned as the undisputed Queen of the Voodoos for nearly a century. Her beauty an
Language: en
Pages: 246
Pages: 246
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-28 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence.
Language: en
Pages: 226
Pages: 226
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-01 - Publisher: Weiser Books
The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau—a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s Marie Laveau ma