People of the Bayou: Cajun Life in Lost America
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589801121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An intimate look at the Cajun trappers and fishermen who live off the land in the Louisiana marshes.
From the Back CoverThe sprawling marshland of the lower Mississippi has spawned one of the most interesting indigenous cultures in all America--the Cajuns. People of the Bayou is a haunting record of a place in transition--another corner of American culture facing assimilation into the mainstream, a way of life that may be gone before we know it.. Since the eighteenth century, they have clung to their ways, including their remarkable French-based patois, their deep love of the land and water around them, their world-famous cuisine, and their enviable love of life.Along with his affectionate and lyrical portrait of the people he came to know, Christopher Hallowell provides a history of the region, its geology, its settlement, and the efforts of land speculators and oil companies to develop it
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Christopher Hallowell has a special interest in science and environmental journalism. . A frequent speaker on wetlands and coastal issues, he has authored numerous books, as well as articles in such magazines as Time, the New York Times Magazine, Audubon, and the American Scholar