St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish by Frederick Stephen Ellis, published by Pelican Publishing in April 1999, is an illustrated exploration of local history that engages both newcomers and long-time residents. This 320-page book addresses the curiosity surrounding the region’s past, correcting myths and providing a factual account of significant events and figures that have shaped St. Tammany Parish. Ellis presents a narrative that not only recounts historical details but also situates these occurrences within the broader context of the emergence of a new nation.
Readers will discover a wealth of intriguing stories, including the once-thriving wine industry and the impressive rice harvest of 1891, which showcased the area’s agricultural significance. The book offers a delightful and authoritative account of local lore, revealing aspects of history that even lifelong residents may not know. With a graceful and lively writing style, Ellis conveys his genuine affection for the people and events that define St. Tammany Parish, making this edition a valuable resource for those interested in the history of the United States at the state and local level.
Official synopsis Publisher
A good local history is an excellent and
agreeable thing. It pleases on two counts. It satisfies the curiosity of the
inhabitants of a region, whether newcomers or old settlers, especially if no
adequate history had existed before. It dispels myths, corrects old wives’
tales. And, if the history is first-rate, it goes beyond a factual account of
persons and places, the particularities of a region, and shows the significance
of these human happenings in a larger scheme of things, in this case the
emergence of a new nation.
Ellis’s history succeeds on both counts. It is a delightful and
authoritative account of lore which not even St. Tammanyites may have heard of.
Did you know, for example, that there was once a flourishing wine industry in
St. Tammany Parish? That local vineyards produced excellent red and white
wines, the red from Concord grapes, the white from Herbemont? Did you know that
in 1891 a rice crop of 50,000 barrels was harvested, half the entire output of
South Carolina? . . .
Ellis has rendered this pleasant and authoritative history in a graceful and
lively style and with a genuine affection for the people he writes about.
Walker Percy
From the Foreword
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