As New. Explores A Unigue But Little-known Society, The Gens De Couleur Libre, Free People Of Colour, Who Flourished In New Orleans In The Years Prior To The Civil War. History Has Buried This Proud Race, Yet In Their Shadowy World--neither Black Nor White--am Aristocracy Arose Among Them. Artist, Poets, Sculptors; Men Of Wealth, Education, Distinction; And A Species Of Beautiful Quadroon Women Whose Allure For The Wealthy White Men Of Louisana Became A Legend. At A Time When Some Eighteen Thousand Gens De Couleur Thrived In New Orleans, 640pp