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- catalog abstract "Born into wealth in New Orleans in 1795 and married into misery fifteen years later, the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba led a life ripe for novelization. Intimate Enemies, however, is the spellbinding true account of this resilient woman's life - and the three men who most affected its course. Immediately upon marrying Celestin de Pontalba, Micaela was removed to his family's estate in France. For twenty years her father-in-law attempted to drive her to abandon Celestin; by law he could then seize control of her fortune. He tried dozens of strategies, including at one point instructing the entire Pontalba household to pretend she was invisible. Finally, in 1834, the despairing elder Pontalba trapped Micaela in a bedroom and shot her four times before turning his gun on himself. Miraculously, she survived. Five years later, after securing both a separation from Celestin and legal power over her wealth, Micaela focused her attention on building, following in the footsteps of her late, illustrious father, Andres Almonester. Her Parisian mansion, the Hotel Pontalba, is today the official residence of the American embassy in France, and her Pontalba Buildings, which flank Jackson Square in New Orleans, form together with her father's St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytere, and Cabildo one of the loveliest architectural complexes in America. As for Celestin, he eventually suffered a total physical and mental breakdown and begged Micaela to return. She did so, caring for him for twenty-three years until her death in 1874. In Intimate Enemies, Christina Vella embroiders the compelling story of the Almonester-Pontalba alliance against a richly woven background of the events and cultures of two centuries and two vivid societies. She provides a window into the yellow fever epidemics that raged in New Orleans; the rebuilding of Paris, the Paris Commune uprising, and the Second Empire of Napoleon III, European ideas of power, class, money, marriage, and love during the baroness' lifetime and their inflection in the New World setting of New Orleans; medical treatments, legal procedures, imperial court life, banking practices, and much more.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b10362359.
- catalog coverage "New Orleans (La.) Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Paris (France) Biography.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Born into wealth in New Orleans in 1795 and married into misery fifteen years later, the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba led a life ripe for novelization. Intimate Enemies, however, is the spellbinding true account of this resilient woman's life - and the three men who most affected its course.".
- catalog description "Immediately upon marrying Celestin de Pontalba, Micaela was removed to his family's estate in France. For twenty years her father-in-law attempted to drive her to abandon Celestin; by law he could then seize control of her fortune. He tried dozens of strategies, including at one point instructing the entire Pontalba household to pretend she was invisible. Finally, in 1834, the despairing elder Pontalba trapped Micaela in a bedroom and shot her four times before turning his gun on himself.".
- catalog description "In Intimate Enemies, Christina Vella embroiders the compelling story of the Almonester-Pontalba alliance against a richly woven background of the events and cultures of two centuries and two vivid societies. She provides a window into the yellow fever epidemics that raged in New Orleans; the rebuilding of Paris, the Paris Commune uprising, and the Second Empire of Napoleon III, European ideas of power, class, money, marriage, and love during the baroness' lifetime and their inflection in the New World setting of New Orleans; medical treatments, legal procedures, imperial court life, banking practices, and much more.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-413) and index.".
- catalog description "Miraculously, she survived. Five years later, after securing both a separation from Celestin and legal power over her wealth, Micaela focused her attention on building, following in the footsteps of her late, illustrious father, Andres Almonester. Her Parisian mansion, the Hotel Pontalba, is today the official residence of the American embassy in France, and her Pontalba Buildings, which flank Jackson Square in New Orleans, form together with her father's St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytere, and Cabildo one of the loveliest architectural complexes in America. As for Celestin, he eventually suffered a total physical and mental breakdown and begged Micaela to return. She did so, caring for him for twenty-three years until her death in 1874.".
- catalog description "New Orleans in 1795 -- Almonester -- Pontalba -- The Widow -- Mont-l'Eveque -- We All Live Here -- A Separation of Body and Belongings -- Home Alone -- New Orleans in 1850 -- Building -- The War Is Over -- New Orleans Street Names: Family, Friends, and Intimate Enemies of the Baroness de Pontalba.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 426 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0807121444 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "France Paris.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana New Orleans".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog spatial "New Orleans (La.) Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Paris (France) Biography.".
- catalog subject "976.3/3505/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "F379.N553 P668 1997".
- catalog subject "Historic buildings France Paris.".
- catalog subject "Historic buildings Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog subject "Nobility Louisiana New Orleans Biography.".
- catalog subject "Pontalba, Micaëla Leonarda Almonester de, baroness, 1795-1874.".
- catalog subject "Women Louisiana New Orleans Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "New Orleans in 1795 -- Almonester -- Pontalba -- The Widow -- Mont-l'Eveque -- We All Live Here -- A Separation of Body and Belongings -- Home Alone -- New Orleans in 1850 -- Building -- The War Is Over -- New Orleans Street Names: Family, Friends, and Intimate Enemies of the Baroness de Pontalba.".
- catalog title "Intimate enemies : the two worlds of the Baroness de Pontalba / Christina Vella.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".