Op = Op New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape (Center Books) – Peirce F. Lewis

In his now classic work of historical geography, published in 1976, Lewis traces the rise and expansion of New Orleans through four major historic periods. This second edition offers a revised and greatly expanded look at this unique community on the Mississippi Delta–“a fearsome place, difficult enough for buildiing houses, lunacy for wharves and skyscrapers.”