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New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858. A new family has just moved to town, wealthy, French, old money. The Boudines are all beautiful, and with their youngest, Blanche, they intend to make their mark on the French Quarter. Then Blanche meets the fiance of Marie Laveau, the original Voodo...
"Marie Laveau may be the most influential-and is among the most famous-American practitioner of the magical arts. She is the subject of songs, films, and legends and the star of New Orleans ghost tours. Her grave in New Orleans ranks among the most popular spiritual pilgrimages i...
"This amazingly visual book connects the past with the present, illustrating not just the long history of witches and witch trials, but also their subculture and fascination today. Whether she's an old crone stirring a bubbling cauldron or a teenager discovering her magic for the...
"The next stop on the Ghostbusters classic Americana road trip is New Orleans, Louisiana. There, they meet the elusive Madame Marie Laveau who wants to keep her daughter's spirit from seeking revenge."--Amazon.com.
What if Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from St. Helena and wound up in the United States? The year is 1821. Former French Emperor Napoleon has been imprisoned on a dark wart in the Atlantic since his defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Rescued in a state of near-death by Gulf pirate Je...
The life and work of the legendary "Pope of Voodoo," Marie Laveau-a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s Marie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subje...
"Years back, a blood transfusion with a member of the undead left Christopher Cséjthe a half-vampire. Since that time, he's gone mano y monster with zombies, werewolves, master vampires, and creatures from the Cthulhu Lagoon-not to mention an immortal Nazi, an ancient Babylonian...
"In this lyrical and stirring companion to the "spellbinding" (Harper's Bazaar) Shallow Waters, Oya-the Yoruban deity of the weather-is brought to life during 1870s America. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Sun. Born in Cuba after her mother Yemaya's adven...
In 1867, two men went missing on a whaling vessel out of Boston Harbor. According to published reports, the ship's captain found another sailor standing over their corpses, drinking their blood. Tried for murder, the sailor was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and died in an ...