The Bringiers were among Louisiana's most prominent families during most of the 19th century. Though bits and pieces about the family and their many plantations frequently appear in studies on antebellum Louisiana and the Old South, Creole Genesis: The Bringier Family and Antebellum Plantation Life in Louisiana tells-- for the first time --the story of three generations of the Bringiers, from their rise to prominence during the Spanish regime until their fall after the Civil War.

Dr. Craig Bauer is a professor of history and coordinator of social sciences at Our Lady of Holly Cross College in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the author of the book A Leader Among Peers: The Life and Times of Duncan Farrar Kenner and several journal and periodical articles on Louisiana history and the jubenile justice system. A memeber of the Organizations of American Historians, the Louisiana Historical Associaton, and the Southern Historical Association, Bauer is also a charter member, past board member, and past president of the Jefferson Historical Society of Louisiana and past board member of the Hermitage Foundation. He is past holder of the Freeport-McMoran Endowed Professorship in Business and Education and is the Nancy O'Neill Endowed Professorship III at Our Lady of Holy Cross College. He earned his doctorate in history at the University of Southern Mississippi and currently resides in Metairie, Louisiana.

ISBN: 9781935754077

6 x 9 

Paperback

219 pages

Bibliography, Index, Maps, Illustrated, Table of Contents

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2015