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Foreword by Carolyn Bennett
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Birth of Baton Rouge, 1699-1810
Chapter I From Small Town to State Capital
Plantations, War, and Reconstruction, 1811-1877
Chapter II Jim Crow Meets Standard Oil
Segregation, Corruption, and Prosperity, 1878-1927
Chapter III Reinventing Government
Huey Long and the Great Depression, 1928-1940
Chapter IV Tumultuous Times
Wartime and Civil Rights Struggles, 1941-1972
Chapter V The Modern Era
Decline of Big Oil, Growth of a New City, 1973-2005
Epilogue: 2005-2006
Appendices
Mayors of Baton Rouge
Presidents of the Foundation for Historical Louisiana
Endnotes
Bibliography
Sharing the Heritage
Index
Sponsors
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| The Baton Rouge baseball team, ca. 1900 / Courtesy of the Foundation for Historical Louisiana |
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