Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba
by Christina Vella
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ISBN13: 9780807129623 |
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Publisher Comments:
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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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780807129623
- Subtitle:
- The Two Worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Louisiana State University Press
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Women
- Subject:
- Historical - General
- Subject:
- Regional Subjects - South
- Publication Date:
- March 2004
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 440
- Dimensions:
- 9.20x6.04x.90 in. 1.32 lbs.











