A wetland biography: seasons on Louisiana's Chenier Plain

"Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the...

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Main Author: Gomez, Gay M. 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin Univ. of Texas Press 1998
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:"Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the land and its teeming wildlife. Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces". -- Jacket.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-261) and index
Physical Description:xiii, 270 p. ill., maps 23 cm
ISBN:0292728115
0292728123

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