author
Ray Samuel
Known for writing about New Orleans history with warmth and local knowledge, this author helped bring the Garden District and the Mississippi River vividly to life. His books have a strong sense of place and are especially appealing to readers who enjoy regional history.
1 Audiobook
The Great Days of the Garden District, and the Old City of Lafayette
by Martha Ann Brett Samuel, Ray Samuel
About the author
Ray Samuel was a writer associated with New Orleans and its history. He is credited as co-author, with Martha Ann Brett Samuel, of The Great Days of the Garden District and the Old City of Lafayette, a book first published in 1961 that explores the history of the Garden District and old Lafayette in New Orleans.
He also wrote Tales of the Mississippi, a historical work on life along the Mississippi River, and Audubon and His Birds. Taken together, these books suggest a writer deeply interested in Southern history, landscape, and culture, especially the stories rooted in Louisiana and the wider Mississippi region.
Reliable biographical details about his personal life are limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him primarily through his published work and his contribution to preserving local history for general readers.