Voodoo queen : the spirited lives of Marie Laveau / / by Martha Ward.
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 246 p. :; ill., 1 map. |
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Table of Contents:
- Who in heaven or hell, Africa or France, was Marie Leveau?
- Catholic in the morning, voodoo by night
- Working wife, widow, mistress, and voodoo divorce
- Marie Laveau brings the New Orleans Saints to town
- Color schemes and protection policies on St. Ann Street
- Freedom la mode, la Marie
- Life in the cities of the dead
- At the altar of love and luck
- Madame Laveau's prayers, poisons, and political pull
- How John, the Devil, and Mam'zelle Marie hoodooed the media
- A tale of two sisters
- The last queen of the voodoos returns from the dead
- Postscript : events in the lives of the Marie Laveaus
- At the end : recognition and respect.