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re: What are good Louisiana/LSU books?
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:00 pm to pelicanpride
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:00 pm to pelicanpride
I just finished looking over The Perfect Season by Bud Johnson.
It was pretty cool.
It was pretty cool.
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:10 pm to pelicanpride
+1 on Confederacy of Dunces
Bayou Farewell by Mike Tidwell gives a good look into our wetlands destruction.
And you can't go wrong with All the King's Men.
Bayou Farewell by Mike Tidwell gives a good look into our wetlands destruction.
And you can't go wrong with All the King's Men.
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:13 pm to tss22h8
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Do you have the LSU Football Vault? Awesome book.
I told every friend I have that loves LSU football to get one of these. ... and I do believe they did.
Awesome book.
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:18 pm to pelicanpride
Not a football or sports book, but "Rising Tide" is a terrific book about the great Mississippi River flood of 1927. It'll give you a new perspective about LA.
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:27 pm to eatboudin
not something you are looking for at all besides it being a LA book
"No Spark of Malice"
it has nothing to do with LSU sports, but the title does say Louisiana/LSU books, and it's both (published by LSU publishing)
about murder and acadians and french guys that are lynched
I had a poor choice of words previously
"No Spark of Malice"
it has nothing to do with LSU sports, but the title does say Louisiana/LSU books, and it's both (published by LSU publishing)
about murder and acadians and french guys that are lynched
I had a poor choice of words previously
This post was edited on 4/22/09 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:27 pm to TigerintheNO
quote:Picked that one up on Ebay about 6 months ago...very good early history!
Fighting Tigers II: LSU Football 1893-1980 by Pete Finney
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:28 pm to The Tears of Redick
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And you can't go wrong with All the King's Men.
I'd second this recommendation big time. Forget about the movie. The book is a great read and touches upon a lot of Louisiana history (Pulitzer prize winner no less, as was "A Confederacy of Dunces").
Huey Long's biography is an amazing read as well if you want more fact than dressed up fiction, and it cover's Huey's great love for LSU and LSU football, though he never attended LSU (Huey went to Tulane law school and somehow talked his way into taking the bar exam after only a year).
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:29 pm to The Tears of Redick
quote:Funny that a girl from Michigan turned me on to that book...
+1 on Confederacy of Dunces
Posted on 4/22/09 at 10:22 pm to pelicanpride
it never rains in tiger stadium is a great read.
It basically sums up life without football and teammates after being defined by football playing from peewee to bigtime college football.
in a sense it explains how retired players can lose their identities, and the tragedy of a david woodley... a little depressing but a strong book.
It basically sums up life without football and teammates after being defined by football playing from peewee to bigtime college football.
in a sense it explains how retired players can lose their identities, and the tragedy of a david woodley... a little depressing but a strong book.
Posted on 4/22/09 at 11:30 pm to theantiquetiger
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Don't waste your Amazon bucks on LSU Vault. You can get it for about $25 at Wal-Mart.
Unfortunately, I'm in Texas so any local Wal-Mart probably won't have it in stock.
Posted on 4/22/09 at 11:32 pm to pelicanpride
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'm going to order these tomorrow.
Posted on 4/23/09 at 7:21 am to tss22h8
oh it never rains in death valley is a good read as well
Posted on 4/23/09 at 7:28 am to pelicanpride
I noticed last night that there is a book called" He Touched Them All" about Wally Pontiff Jr. Might be worth a read.
This post was edited on 4/23/09 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/23/09 at 8:28 am to craignettles
It never rains in Tiger Stadium was a "can't put it down til I finish" type of book. awesome !
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