Bøker av William Norris

For anyone interested in the inner workings of internal combustion engines, this book is an invaluable resource. With detailed information on the design, construction, and operation of the Otto Cycle Gas Engine, Norris provides a comprehensive look at a key technology that has shaped the modern world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS: True Stories of a Fabled City by William (Bill) C. Norris, Jr. are narratives of the people, places, and events that created the city on the Mississippi River with its character and soul. Over three hundred years since French adventurers arrived in the Lower Mississippi Valley, followed by Spanish colonists and later hordes of Americans, this book reveals their personalities, motivations, agendas, emotions, temperaments, and experiences. Surprises and intrigue populate the pages. The struggles of French, Spanish, Native Americans, persons of African descent, refugees from Acadia, native-born Creoles, and Americans are part of the mystique You will meet people you have known and many you have never met. Widely known are French adventurers Iberville and his brother, Bienville, who established the French Colony. Many know of Spanish Louisiana Governor Galvez who drove the English out of West Florida. Widely known is the Louisiana Purchase. But few know Madeline Hachard, a young French woman with an order of Ursuline nuns, who wrote in 1727 of her Louisiana experiences and observations to her father in Rouen, France. He published her letters, becoming the first published book about New Orleans. Few have heard of Juan St. Malo, a runaway slave who led two villages of runaways for several years, as Africans struggled to establish free communities in Louisiana. Obscure is the U.S. military commander of the Louisiana Territory appointed by Pres. Thomas Jefferson, who was known as "Agent 13" by Spanish authorities. Archival research has confirmed he was on the Spanish dole as a spy. Down in New Orleans introduces the reader to special people who made the city unique. And there was the French/African man known as a free man of color who left San Domingue amid the slave revolt there, seeking a new life in New Orleans. He first launched a shoe business, then turning that over to his sister, launched into real estate. Thomy Lafon became one of the wealthy men of the city and a recognized philanthropist. On my French Quarter tours a crowd pleaser is story of Michaela Almonester Pontalba, an indomitable woman who faced peril and persisted, leaving the city one of its greatest landmarks. Meet these people and others who are the soul of the city. These are the stories that define the mystique of New Orleans.

This book, STUDY GUIDE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE is a text designed to prepare persons to take the city tour guide license test. It is also for New Orleanians who want to know more about their city and the links between history and the names of their neighborhoods, streets, parks, and buildings.The City of New Orleans requires tour guides giving for-profit tours to pass a test on the history, culture, and tour regulations to obtain a license. The test is administered by the city on a regular basis. The license is a plastic photo ID tag to be worn when giving tours. The tag is valid for a period of two years.The STUDY GUIDE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE includes recommended readings, important dates, and people in the city's history and culture. Basic tour guide etiquette, safety, and group management are explained. Dr. Norris' classic French Quarter walking tour is included as a learning tool and as a personal experience in touring the city. Author Dr. William C. Norris, 'Bill', tour guide and former lecturer for the Professional Tour Guiding Class at Delgado Community College taught the history of New Orleans with the same panache for storytelling he used on his famous walking tours of the French Quarter or Garden District. Bill's first book, 'DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS: True Stories of a Fabled City' is a full collection of his stories so popular with tour groups and classes. The French Quarter is a travel destination, and the stories and information in this book are the core of most any type of tour city-wide. This book introduces exciting people from the past: explorers, founders, self-seeking rogues, pirates, slaves, spies, battle seasoned military officers, pirates, politicians, and voodoo practitioners, plus philanthropists, missionaries and good people trying to do the right thing. People like Madame Pontalba who, while in France, survived a point-blank murder attempt on her life then, returned to New Orleans and built a legacy in brick and mortar. Dr. Norris' included recommended readings are a gateway for expanding into a knowledge of characters and culture that made the city legendary. Classroom training is available at Friends of the Cabildo, a nonprofit organization that supports the State of Louisiana's Cabildo Museum, and Delgado Community College. Both administer tests that are approved by the city for licensing. This city's past, people, culture, chefs, and cuisine are legendary. Savor them here.