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Main Title	Bayou farewell : the rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's Cajun coast /
Author	Tidwell, Mike.
Publisher	Pantheon Books,
Year Published	2003
OCLC Number	50294882
ISBN	0375420762; 9780375420764
Subjects	Gulf Coast (La)--Description and travel ; Gulf Coast (La)--Environmental conditions ; Coast changes--Louisiana--Gulf Coast ; Bayous--Louisiana--Gulf Region ; Gulf Coast (La)--Social life and customs ; Cajuns--Louisiana--Gulf Coast--Social life and customs ; Gulf Region (La)--Description and travel ; Gulf Region (La)--Environmental conditions ; Gulf Region (La)--Social life and customs ; Cajuns--Social life and customs ; Ecology ; Manners and customs
Additional Subjects	Tidwell, Mike--Travel--Louisiana--Gulf Region
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Holdings	Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last Modified Checkout Status EMAM  F377.G9.T539 2003 Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX 08/31/2010
Edition	1st ed.
Collation	xii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes	Includes index.
Contents Notes	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.
Place Published	New York
PUB Date Free Form	2003
BIB Level	m
Cataloging Source	OCLC/T
LCCN	2002030702
OCLC Time Stamp	20100823151948
Language	eng
Origin	OCLC
Type	CAT
OCLC Rec Leader	03084cam 2200517 a 45020

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