false 147124 3 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&#8212;-making it the fastest disappearing landmass on Earth. Yet 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.<br><br>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. And under his keenly observant eye, the bayou itself becomes a compelling character&#8212;-reminding us of how much we stand to lose if we fail to address the problems facing this most vibrant of places.<br><br>Part travelogue, part environmental exposé, <b>Bayou Farewell</b> is the richly evocative chronicle of the author's travels through a place and a way of life that are vanishing virtually before our eyes.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 141994 2003 Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast total:134|5:65|4:47|3:16|2:5|1:1| 134 572 195 38 5 3 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 01 07:58:43 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 22 15:14:12 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Aug 09 08:01:51 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 08:14:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 10 23:14:05 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 23:18:31 -0800 2007
According to Michael Tidwell, in his book Bayou Farewell, twenty-five miles of Louisiana coastline disappear each year. That's 25. 2-5. And this statistic may be more dramatic in the wake of Katrina and Rita, ye...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 01 14:17:58 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 14:22:57 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 08:34:54 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 23 08:38:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 11 23:08:23 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 23:20:00 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Jul 16 17:22:58 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 17:26:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 18:08:45 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 18:27:52 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Mon Jan 28 09:35:01 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 09:35:54 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Feb 22 14:47:58 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 12 14:51:46 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 12:13:40 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 14 19:15:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 12 16:56:07 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 22 15:00:00 -0700 2009
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