1.4: Spanish New Orleans: War, Water and Fire
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Spain builds up New Orleans but can't contain smuggling. White and black militias fight against the British in the American Revolution. Three hurricanes hit New Orleans in three years. The Great New Orleans Fires of 1788 and 1794 destroy almost all that's left.
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The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
"Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870" by David M. Ludlum
https://64parishes.org/entry/spanish-colonial-louisiana
https://64parishes.org/entry/hurricanes-in-louisiana
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French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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