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Managing Ignatius: The Lunacy of Lucky Dogs and Life in New Orleans
Contributor(s): Strahan, Jerry (Author)

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 ISBN: 0767903242     ISBN-13: 9780767903240
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
OUR PRICE: $18.05  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 1999
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Annotation: The author recalls his two decades of hilarious encounters with drifters, drunks, and swindlers while a manager of Lucky Dogs, Inc. in New Orleans. Photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx)
- Business & Economics | Industries - Food Industry
Dewey: 647.957
LCCN: 98040500
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" L (0.76 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Cultural Region - Gulf Coast
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region - South
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
- Geographic Orientation - Louisiana
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
"A real-life Confederacy of Dunces."--Kirkus Reviews

When Jerry Strahan became manager of the Lucky Dogs hot dog cart in 1970s New Orleans, he assumed leadership of the most misfit crew of hot dog vendors in the French Quarter.

In Managing Ignatius, Strahan recounts his two decades of hilarious dealings with outrageous characters including drifters, drunks, swindlers, transvestites, and the occasional college kid whose hawking refrain "don't be a meanie, buy a weanie" still echoes through the French Quarter. As the straight man for the absurdity surrounding him, Strahan mediates disputes with loan sharks, pimps, and jealous lovers--and creates an unforgettable portrait of the delights and debauchery of the Crescent City.

"Frank and funny . . . Managing Ignatius is an entrepreneurial story that captures the year-round drama of doing business on the street and the seasonal rhythms of the French Quarter."--The New York Times
 
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