Horst Beisel

Breeding fine horses has been both big business and pastime for Middle Tennesseans since settlers first entered the Cumberland Valley during the American Revolution. The fertile pastures and mild clim

Withering demonstrated 200 years ago in the year 1784 that "drop- sy" could be successfully treated with foxglove extracts. This dis- covery eventually led to the scientifically based treatm

Enjoy a taste of Louisiana's freshest catches. Whether fried or baked, pan seared or grilled, fish fits any plate and is sure to please any crowd. This collection offers fish lovers an assortment of h

This compendium of crawfish information offers biological facts and scores of home-style recipes. The Louisiana seafood industry--past and present--is discussed and a fascinating essay about a day in

Seventy-seven home-style shrimp recipes are interspersed with historical, biological, and food preparation advice. From an inside look at the seafood industry in Louisiana, past and present, to techni

From elegant nudes to celebrity portraiture: the incredible breadth of the famed Vogue photographerThis new monograph invites readers into Horst P. Horst's (1906-1999) world of elegance, luxury and fantasy. Including the photographer's elegant nudes, fashion photography, celebrity portraits and still-life studies, this luxurious volume reveals the extraordinary breadth of Horst's work in both color and black and white.Before he adopted the name by which he is known, Horst Paul Albert Borhmann studied carpentry in his small German town, leaving in 1930 for Paris to study under architect Le Corbusier. He soon found himself in the orbit of Vogue photographer Baron George Hoyningen-Huene, for whom he worked as an assistant. Just one year later, Horst published his first photograph in French Vogue, a full-page advertisement for Klytia perfume.Horst would be associated with Vogue magazine for the next six decades, changing the face of fashion photography with his impeccably posed and lighted