The corollary of this story is that local women would not marry a newcomer to New Orleans unless he had endured a few years of Yellow Fever so that he was "acclimated" to the locale.
During the Covid pandemic, I fell down a giant rabbit hole with regard to NOLA and Yellow Fever -- there were plenty of similarities -- and it was so fascinating to see how the locals managed the epidemics, including the whole acclimated process and preference. Thanks for bringing that back to my mind, @David Shaw!
The corollary of this story is that local women would not marry a newcomer to New Orleans unless he had endured a few years of Yellow Fever so that he was "acclimated" to the locale.
During the Covid pandemic, I fell down a giant rabbit hole with regard to NOLA and Yellow Fever -- there were plenty of similarities -- and it was so fascinating to see how the locals managed the epidemics, including the whole acclimated process and preference. Thanks for bringing that back to my mind, @David Shaw!
Excellent story and I did not know about this! Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome! It was a fun one to learn about.
What a terrific Halloween story! I'd heard the myth while in NOLA several years ago, but never followed up on the true story. Thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks for reading and for sharing!!