The most beautiful of America's fifty statehouses, the Louisiana capitol in Baton Rouge ranks second behind the New Orleans Superdome as the state's leading tourist attraction-and this comprehensive guidebook shows why.Constructed in 1932 under the reign of Huey Long at a cost of only $5 million, the thirty-four-story tower houses some of the most impressive examples of art deco architecture in America.A companion work to Pelican's lavish pictorial volume, The Louisiana Cap...

This book has been written to give anyone wanting to enjoy blue crabs with family and friends a step-by-step instruction guide to a very exciting family meal and celebration. I have been blessed to be surrounded by family members living in the Greater Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern Maryland regions of the United States. These family members have passed down from generation to generation the popular steps in preparing blue crabs for large groups of family and friends. While being i...