The place," writes the English authority, an officer during the campaign, "was as wild as it is possible to imagine. Gaze where we might, nothing could be seen except a huge marsh covered with tall reeds. The marsh became gradually less and less continuous,... Creole Families of New Orleans - Page 147by Grace Elizabeth King - 1921 - 465 pagesFull view - About this book
| Grace Elizabeth King - New Orleans (La.) - 1895 - 454 pages
...had been preconcerted, it was confirmed by the other prisoners, and believed by the British officers. At dawn the barges entered the bayou. The English...intersected by wide spots of firm ground ; the reeds gave place by degrees to wood, and the wood to enclosed fields." The troops -landed, formed into columns,... | |
| Grace Elizabeth King - New Orleans (La.) - 1895 - 440 pages
...had been preconcerted, it was confirmed by the other prisoners, and believed by the British officers. At dawn the barges entered the bayou. The English...intersected by wide spots of firm ground ; the reeds gave place by degrees to wood, and the wood to enclosed fields." The troops landed, formed into columns,... | |
| Grace King - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 434 pages
...had been preconcerted, it was confirmed by the other prisoners, and believed by the British officers. At dawn the barges entered the bayou. The English...intersected by wide spots of firm ground; the reeds gave place by degrees to wood, and the wood to enclosed fields." The troops landed, formed into columns,... | |
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