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Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba

by Christina Vella

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Born into wealth in New Orleans in 1795, Micaela Almonester was married into misery in France sixteen years later. Against a richly woven historical background of two centuries and two vivid societies, Christina Vella unfolds the amazing true account of this resilient womans life--and the three men who most affected its course: her father, Andres, an illustrious New Orleans builder in whose footsteps she eventually followed with great distinction; her father-in-law, Xavier, who for more than twenty years tried to destroy her marriage and seize control of her fortune, eventually shooting Micaela in violent despair; and her husband, Celestin, whom; despite all, she compassionately supported until her death. Adapted as an opera in 2003 by the New Orleans Opera, Intimate Enemies has captured the imagination; and admiration of readers everywhere.
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ISBN:
9780807129623
Author:
Vella, Christina
Publisher:
Louisiana State University Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Regional Subjects - South
Subject:
New Orleans (La.)
Subject:
Paris (france)
Subject:
Biography - General
Subject:
Biography-Historical
Publication Date:
20040331
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
440
Dimensions:
9.20x6.04x.90 in. 1.32 lbs.
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