Beirut on the Bayou : Alfred Nicola, Louisiana, and the Making of Modern Lebanon
Raif Shwayri (Author)
Annotation Alfred Nicola's story, like the story of Lebanon itself, begins farther back in history. In its account of centuries of Ottoman rule, decades of colonial occupation, and years of internal political strife and civil war, 'Beirut on the Bayou' intertwines a family narrative with the story of a people, of Lebanon in the making. From the Fertile Crescent that was Syria to the Crescent City that is New Orleans, the saga of the Shwayri family reflects the experiences of those Lebanese who walked the path of immigration to the United States, as well as those who stayed behind or returned to help forge a nation
eBook, English, March 2016
Suny Press [Imprint] State University of New York Press, Albany, March 2016
Trade
1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations
9781438460956, 1438460953
1066380112
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