{"product_id":"the-voodoo-queen-paperback-1","title":"The Voodoo Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Tallant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitch? Sorceress? Daughter of Satan? Murderer? Thief? Saint? Which label best fits Marie Laveau?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen of the voodoos, she is considered to have been the most important voodooienne ever to have reigned on this continent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Tallant, well known for his fine stories of the South, including Voodoo in New Orleans and Gumbo Ya-Ya, attempted to make use of all available facts and information in re-creating the life of this infamous woman. Marie Laveau, the last and most storied American sorceress, continues to weave her spell as those who read this fascinating portrait will discover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Tallant \u003c\/strong\u003ewas one of Louisiana's best-known authors. Born in New Orleans in 1909, he attended the city's local public schools. Before \"drifting\" into writing, Tallant worked as an advertising copywriter, a bank teller, and a clerk. It was his friendship with Lyle Saxon that led Tallant to his position as editor on the Louisiana WPA Writers' Project during the 1930s and 1940s. In that position, he coauthored \u003cem\u003eGumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana\u003c\/em\u003e with Lyle Saxon and Edward Dreyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1948, Tallant's career had launched, and over the next eleven years he produced eight novels, six full-length works of nonfiction, and numerous short stories and articles on subjects of local interest. He is also known to have corresponded with, as well as applied to, the Julius Rosenwald Fund for a fellowship in creative writing. During the last years of his life, he was a lecturer in English at Newcomb College as well as a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eNew Orleans Item.\u003c\/em\u003e Robert Tallant died in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193353650425,"sku":"9781455628278","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JybYB9cCBI9781455628278_92f92519-3edf-4a98-bc75-ffd812f09fa4.webp?v=1767905846","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-voodoo-queen-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}