The Land Of The Dead Giants

by Greg Guirard, Kate Ferry (Illustrator)

A story about the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana, written in English and French. Includes illustrations by Kate Ferry.

207 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Born in 1937, Greg Guirard moved, with his extended family, to the western edge of the Atchafalaya Basin in St. Martin Parish. Greg was two years old at this time, and while he moved to other places (Belize, Costa Rica, North Carolina, Virginia), and traveled extensively within the US, he always came back home.

Greg was the father of four grown children, and for 13 years he made his living teaching English in colleges and high schools. Eventually, he found his passion was for the wilderness he called home, and the people who made their living there.

He spent most of his time crawfishing, salvaging ancient cypress logs from the swamp, fighting to save and restore the environment with Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, and writing and publishing books about the people, scenery and wildlife in and around the Atchafalaya Basin. He recorded the land, its wildlife, and its people in beautiful photographs and writings, publishing seven books, four of which are still available.

Reviews

[Donavan]

Pastoral story about a Cajun family, mostly the granddad Vielle Pop and the grandson Ti Frere. Vielle Pop's got a dark secret that Ti Frere reacts badly to when he finally puts 2 and 2 together. Idyllic portrait of life in the Basin.