Charles Chamberlain is a historian, tour guide, museum professional, and musician. He
specializes in the histories, music, and cultures of Louisiana, the United States, Latin America,
and the Mediterranean Basin. Chamberlain is the author of Victory at Home: Manpower and
Race in the American South During World War II, as well as numerous articles on the history of
New Orleans music. He currently teaches the history of New Orleans and its music at the
University of New Orleans.

Stephen Fox is an architectural historian and a Fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas. He is
a co-editor of the book Making Houston Modern: The Architecture and Life of Howard Barnstone,
and is the author of The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe and The Country Houses of John F.
Staub.

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