Building Antebellum New Orleans

List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
Part I. Ownership: Possessing the Built Environment

Chapter 1. The Gens de Couleur Libres' Acquisition of Property
Chapter 2. The Ramifications of Use and Location


Part II. Engagement: Forming and Transforming the Built Environment

Chapter 3. The Architecture of the Dolliole and Soulie Families
Chapter 4. "Uncommon Industry": Gens de Couleur Libres Builders in Antebellum New Orleans
Chapter 5. "Raised to the Trade": Building Practices of Gens de Couleur Libres Builders in Antebellum New Orleans
Chapter 6. The Status Quo: French, Creole, and Anglo Builders and Architects in Antebellum New Orleans


Part III. Entrepreneurship: Controlling the Built Environment

Chapter 7. Money, Power, and Status in the Building Trades


Conclusion. The Gens de Couleur Libres' Development of Self and Group Identity through Ownership, Formation, Transformation, and Control of the Built Environment
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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