656. Part 2 of our conversation with Joseph Makkos. Joseph is an

archivist who manages a rare collection of some 30,000 historic

New Orleans Times Picayune newspapers dating from

1880s-1929. Joseph has worked as a

printmaker and preservationist, having salvaged and restored

historic printing equipment from over a dozen print shops to

date. Using these resources he actively runs a design studio in

New Orleans that focuses on artful print production and

independent book publishing.

The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it

as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in

print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!

Anthology. Walter Bowie. Col.

James Bowie. "The Sandbar Fight." After two ineffectual

exchanges of shots, Wells and Maddox shook hands, but Cuney

stepped forward and said to Colonel Crain, “This is a good

time to settle our difficulty;” Bowie and Wright also drew,

and the firing became general. Crain killed Cuney and shot

Bowie through the hip. Bowie drew his knife and rushed upon

Colonel Crain. The latter, clubbing his empty pistol, dealt

such a terrific blow upon Bowie’s head as to bring him to his

knees and break the weapon. Before the latter could recover he

was seized by Dr. Maddox, who held him down for some moments,

but, collecting his strength, he hurled Maddox off just as

Major Wright approached and fired at the wounded Bowie, who,

steadying himself against a log, half buried in the sand,

fired at Wright, the ball passing through the latter’s body.

Wright then drew a sword-cane, and, rushing upon Bowie,

exclaimed, “damn you, you have killed me.” Bowie met the

attack, and, seizing his assailant, plunged his “bowie-knife”

into his body, killing him instantly. At the same moment

Edward Blanchard shot Bowie in the body, but had his arm

shattered by a ball from Jefferson Wells.

Orleans Saints set a team record for number of wins in on

season as the are now 13-0 for the year.

newspaper, The Union, begins publication in New Orleans on

December 13, 1804.

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