478. Katy Morlas Shannon, Part 1

<div>478. Part 1 of our <a href="http://archive.org/download/478-katy-morlas-shannon-part-1/478--Katy_Morlas_Shannon--part_1.mp3" target="_blank">interview</a> with Katy Morlas Shannon. Katy is returning to the podcast to talk about her new book, <a href="https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781455625758" target="_blank"><i>Antoine of Oak Alley: The Unlikely Origin of Southern Pecans and the Enslaved Man Who Cultivated Them</i></a>. "The story of Antoine is emblematic of countless enslaved people whose lives and contributions have been overlooked. Antoine, the enslaved gardener of Oak Alley Plantation, was the first person to successfully propagate the pecan tree yet he exists only as a footnote in the bigger story of Oak Alley Plantation.<a name='more'></a> His pioneering work enabled large groves of trees to be planted creating a lucrative commercial crop and though his horticultural achievement has long been legend, virtually nothing is known about his life. Historian Katy Morales Shannon utilizes extensive research and period documents to expose his story and explore the lives of the enslaved community in which he lived." Katy’s first book <i>The New Orleans Bee: Dispatches from the first year of Louisiana’s longest-running French-language newspaper</i> is available via Kindle on Amazon.com. Her work&nbsp; investigates the enslaved man who first cultivated pecans. <ol type="a"><li>This week in Louisiana history. July 17, 1795. First bishop of New Orleans, Don Luis Cardenas, arrives in Louisiana.</li><li>This week in New Orleans history. On July 16, 2012, Spirit Airlines announced nonstop service from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans, commencing in January 2013. Spirit became the first all-new domestic carrier, and second all-new carrier overall (after WestJet) to announce service to MSY, since 1998. <br /> </li><li>This week in Louisiana. <br /> Crawfish Haven - Mrs. Rose's Bed a