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A quick look at New Orleans's geography. European explorers try to find the Mississippi River's mouth. And the French make a bad economic gamble that results in the founding of New Orleans.
READ MORE:
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
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French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
210523_1598_FR_StrongWind.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/573289/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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A quick look at New Orleans's geography. European explorers try to find the Mississippi River's mouth. And the French make a bad economic gamble that results in the founding of New Orleans.
READ MORE:
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
SOUNDS:
French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
210523_1598_FR_StrongWind.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/573289/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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