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The first collection of environmental writing about the Gulf South region, this volume features a diverse array of voices from the past 100 years. The work of these writers and artists enriches how we understand and represent the relationship between people and the rapidly changing ecology of the Gulf.Reaching from Texas to Florida, this anthology presents pieces from a variety of genres, from journalism to poetry to memoir to a graphic nonfiction book. It comprises renowned authors such as Natasha Trethewey, Jesmyn Ward, and E. O. Wilson alongside strong but lesser-known writers and emerging writers. The subjects include natural and human-made disasters, the impact of industry, influential historical events, personal encounters with the environment, and a deep love for the land and water by the people who live there. Reflecting a range of different landscapes and their inhabitants, and emphasizing the human voice and condition throughout, The Gulf South brings to light a region whose influence on American commerce and culture reaches far beyond its geographical boundaries. This volume encourages readers to consider how we choose to characterize the environment and its degradation through language, and how these accounts affect our thinking and planning for the future.

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"""Incredibly useful not only as a collection of works on an already popular theme that has value in their collation outright but also as a case study in environmental understanding and awareness of regional history. . . . Serves as inspiration for future works of the like and hopefully will catapult the next generation of environmental scholars to continue drawing from the region's rich past to shape our impressions of its present.""--H-Net ""Thoroughly enjoyable. . . . An incredibly rich sampling of fiction, nonfiction, reportage, poetry, and even a graphic novel.""--French Quarter Journal ""A thorough and essential compilation of writing on the bays and bayous of the largest area of wetlands in the United States. . . . Useful for courses in environmental writing and studies, climate change, or for anyone wishing to learn more about the complexities of the Gulf region, its threatened ecosystems, and its resilient communities.""--ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment"

Thoroughly enjoyable. . . . An incredibly rich sampling of fiction, nonfiction, reportage, poetry, and even a graphic novel. --French Quarter Journal

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Tori Bush is a writer based in New Orleans and a PhD candidate at Louisiana State University. Richard Goodman, associate professor of creative nonfiction writing at the University of New Orleans, is the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France.

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