The French established New Orleans and the greater colony of Louisiana in 1717. By 1840, New Orleans had become the 3rd largest city in the United States. How did that happen?
How did New Orleans transform from a sleepy, minor French outpost into a large and important early American city with a thriving, bustling port?
Eberhard “Lo” Faber, an assistant professor of history at Loyola University, New Orleans and the author of Building the Land of Dreams: New Orleans and the Transformation of Early America, leads us on an exploration of the early history of New Orleans.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/167
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