Mysterious Marie Laveau: Voodoo Queen and Folk Tales Along the Mississippi

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Raymond J. Martinez’ book on legends, lore, and unvarnished truths surrounding New Orleans’ most famous Voodoo mistress also features other tales from surrounding parishes of days long gone by, an illustrated guide to palm-reading, humorous asides, and over 30 fascinating drawings and images.

In addition to facts and folklore about Laveau, including revealing research into some debunked myths and unanswered questions, the book offers entertaining stories of her life and the people around the New Orleans area.

She tells the people how to make dreams come true --
Marie Laveau embraces the cult, voodooism --
Tales of Marie are as strange as the stories of Noah's ark --
St. John's Eve --
The Queen's famous vase and other fantastic claims --
Did the Marquis de Lafayette visit Marie Laveau? --
Marie had a great interest in the condemned prisoners --
The Mammy of the Old South was not a voodoo character --
The belief in animism --
The death of Marie Laveau --
There were other strange characters --
Outwitting the Yankee --
The Burley Landing election --
Charles the Grinder --
Gris gris on his door-step drove him mad --
Palmistry is one of the oldest of predictive systems --
Jack Tinpan and the ghost at Hollins' Gate