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- catalog abstract "Travel and environmental writer Tidwell knew nothing of the disappearing bayou country when he first visited the Cajun coast of Louisiana, but the evidence was all around him: skeletons of oak trees killed by groundwater salinity, whole cemeteries sinking into swampland, telephone poles in deep, standing water. Thanks to human hands, the storied Louisiana coast was eroding and subsiding into the Gulf of Mexico--the fastest disappearing landmass on Earth. Tidwell introduces us to the surprisingly varied population of the area: the Cajuns who work the seasonal shrimp harvest, the Vietnamese fishermen, the Houma Indians driven to the farthest ends of the bayou by the first European settlers. He describes the food, the music, the culture, and the life of those who live along the bayous. Under his observant eye, the bayou itself becomes a compelling character--reminding us of how much we stand to lose if we fail to address the problems facing this most vibrant of places. -- From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b12708796.
- catalog coverage "Gulf Coast (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Gulf Coast (La.) Environmental conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Gulf Coast (La.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Gulf Region (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Gulf Region (La.) Environmental conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Gulf Region (La.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "Travel and environmental writer Tidwell knew nothing of the disappearing bayou country when he first visited the Cajun coast of Louisiana, but the evidence was all around him: skeletons of oak trees killed by groundwater salinity, whole cemeteries sinking into swampland, telephone poles in deep, standing water. Thanks to human hands, the storied Louisiana coast was eroding and subsiding into the Gulf of Mexico--the fastest disappearing landmass on Earth. Tidwell introduces us to the surprisingly varied population of the area: the Cajuns who work the seasonal shrimp harvest, the Vietnamese fishermen, the Houma Indians driven to the farthest ends of the bayou by the first European settlers. He describes the food, the music, the culture, and the life of those who live along the bayous. Under his observant eye, the bayou itself becomes a compelling character--reminding us of how much we stand to lose if we fail to address the problems facing this most vibrant of places. -- From publisher description.".
- catalog extent "xii, 348 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0375420762 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Vintage departures.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Pantheon Books,".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Coast (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Coast (La.) Environmental conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Coast (La.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Region (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Region (La.) Environmental conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Gulf Region (La.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana Gulf Coast".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana Gulf Coast.".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana Gulf Region.".
- catalog subject "976.3/00946 21".
- catalog subject "Bayous Louisiana Gulf Region.".
- catalog subject "Cajuns Louisiana Gulf Coast Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "Coast changes Louisiana Gulf Coast.".
- catalog subject "F377.G9 T54 2003".
- catalog subject "Tidwell, Mike Travel Louisiana Gulf Region.".
- catalog title "Bayou farewell : the rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's Cajun coast / Mike Tidwell.".
- catalog type "text".