Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm - Paperback

by Bill Dixon (Author)

Last Days of Last Island is the most comprehensive account of the great 1856 Isle Derniere hurricane, its aftermath, and its legacy. Dixon includes a complete listing of victims and survivors, numerous firsthand and primary source accounts, a thorough examination of the poetry and literature inspired by the tragedy, and thirty-two pages of illustrations.