Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean Sphere

Shotgun houses...vibrant street scenes...grand villas and mansions...colorful facades...they're all part of a historically rich, interconnected Creole world. New Orleans is often hailed for its distinctive Creole heritage—evident in its food, architecture, and people—but it is far from alone. Its creoleness may be unique to the United States, but New Orleans is part of an entire family of Latin Caribbean cities with similar colonial histories. Founded as New World outposts of Old World empi...