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100 1 $aTidwell, Mike.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90652822
245 10 $aBayou farewell :$bthe rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's Cajun coast /$cMike Tidwell.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$c2003.
300 $axii, 348 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
520 1 $a"Mike Tidwell knew nothing of the disappearing bayou country when he first visited the Cajun coast of Louisiana, but the evidence was all around him: the skeletons of oak trees killed by the salinity of the groundwater, whole cemeteries sinking into swampland and out of sight, telephone poles in deep, standing water. Thanks to human hands, the storied Louisiana coast was eroding, subsiding, and joining the Gulf of Mexico - making it the fastest disappearing landmass on Earth.
520 8 $aYet no one seemed to know how to talk about the problem. Tidwell, a celebrated travel and environmental writer, decided to begin the much-needed conversation, and this vivid, elegiac book is the result.".
520 8 $a"Tidwell introduces us to the surprisingly varied population of the area: the Cajun men and women 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 all those who live along the bayous.
520 8 $aAnd under his keenly 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."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aGulf Coast (La.)$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aGulf Coast (La.)$xEnvironmental conditions.
650 0 $aCoast changes$zLouisiana$zGulf Coast.
650 0 $aBayous$zLouisiana$zGulf Region.
651 0 $aGulf Coast (La.)$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aCajuns$zLouisiana$zGulf Coast$xSocial life and customs.
600 10 $aTidwell, Mike$xTravel$zLouisiana$zGulf Region.
651 0 $aGulf Region (La.)$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aGulf Region (La.)$xEnvironmental conditions.
651 0 $aGulf Region (La.)$xSocial life and customs.
852 00 $bleh$hF377.G9$iT54 2003