The Louisiana Purchase (1952) and Back Toward the River (1989) | Louisiana Books

“The Louisiana Purchase” | Published by Random House Inc. in 1952. Target audience was younger readers. Written well and easy to read. No dust jacket. Has personal inscription as a gift to family member. There is water damage on back cover which also affected the bottom edges of some of the pages but doesn’t affect the printed text. This is shown in photos. Written by Robert Tallant. True history. “Back Toward the River | Reminisces of Growing Up in Depression Louisiana” Published in 1989 by The Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. Written by E. Hollace Busbice. The author documents how life for his family was living and growing up in depression era Louisiana.