The name George Washington Cable is almost synonymous with words like New Orleans, Creole, and Southern local color. He was born the Big Easy on October 12, 1844, and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, January 31, 1925.
A listing of his works:
Sieur George: A Story of New Orleans (1873)
Belles Demoiselles Plantation (1874)
'Tite Poulette (1874)
Old Creole Days (short stories) (1879)
The Grandissimes (1880)
Madame Delphine (1881)
The Silent South (1885)
Dr. Sevier (1885)
Bylow Hill (1902)