I was absolutely mesmerized when reading this. Although it is written as a sort of a memoir of the years the author had spent in the Bayous, it is a thrilling tale that will make you feel as if you were there with the author. 5/5
This is yet another book from my home library shelf of books from "The American Wilderness" series. Reading this is pure armchair traveling because I have never been in bayou country, "a meeting place for rivers and the sea," Louisiana, Red River valley of Texas, southern Mississippi, and southwestern Alabama. I enjoyed reading the two chapters about a hurricane in this land. The names of the two chapters were "Hurricane in Atchafalaya" and "Violence and Aftermath." I recommend this for all readers.