Main Title |
Holding back the sea : the struggle for America's natural legacy on the Gulf Coast / |
Author |
Hallowell, Christopher.
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Publisher |
HarperCollins, |
Year Published |
2001 |
OCLC Number |
45800186 |
ISBN |
0060194464; 9780060194468 |
Subjects |
Wetlands--Louisiana ;
Wetland ecology--Louisiana ;
Louisiana--Environmental conditions
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
QH87.3.H35 2001 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/29/2017 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
xviii, 265 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Jim Daisy's legacy -- No marsh, no oysters -- Dying and resurrection in South Louisiana -- Oil now and then -- Prince of shrimpers -- Peanut's hunt -- Marsh eaters -- Mistake -- Jack Caldwell's big day -- Lessons learned -- LA goes to D.C. -- Coming to terms. "Exposes the vulnerability of this stark land that spreads along the Gulf Coast, as it literally vanishes."--Cover. |