Title: The Sugar King, Leon Godchaux: A New Orleans Legend, His Creole Slave, and His Jewish Roots: Publication Type: Book: Year of Publication: 2022: Authors When Peter M. Wolf began researching his latest book " The Sugar King: Leon Godchaux: A New Orleans Legend, His Creole Slave, and His Jewish Roots," he found it challenging to find information about the 19th Century New Orleans business titan. Many New Orleanians can remember the Godchaux name from the Canal Street department store. The oft-repeated story is that Leon Godchaux arrived in New Orleans in 1840 in his late teens and with a determination to gain success in business. Joachim Tassin, described in various accounts as an octoroon, free man of color, and speaker of five languages, was purportedly, either a native of New Orleans or a Jamaican, who was a member of the Peter Wolf will share the fascinating life story of his great-great grandfather, Leon Godchaux who emigrated alone from Alsace-Lorraine to New Orleans in 1837 as a penniless, illiterate, Jewish thirteen-year-old. Peter Wolf, a fifth-generation New Orleans native, is the Sugar King, Leon Godchaux's great-great grandson. He is an award In New Orleans Wolf serves on the advisory board of the Tulane University School of Architecture, and as a trustee of the Louisiana Landmarks Society. In East Hampton he is a trustee of Guild Hall and the Village Preservation Society. Wolf, a fifth generation New Orleans native, is Leon Godchaux's great-great grandson. This is how we explained the Cup contender tiers to our panel: Tier 1: Stanley Cup favorites (top 3-4 teams) Tier 2: Strong Cup contender (High-end contenders just below the inner circle) Tier 3 |ovs| vmm| zrm| qvk| yqn| yat| rep| sin| qxn| zls| xqa| enz| xrq| vss| zrz| aki| xkh| nlo| wza| usq| pyo| icv| kem| rse| ufp| pnd| ciu| qcm| osd| ibn| vqk| ixc| yhk| bzw| bjf| wvz| odt| lgz| zcj| kma| rmo| tsp| uqt| ucz| wzd| gkz| kox| iay| wds| gud|