Bayou Farewell: Timely read for the oil spill

If you haven't read Mike Tidwell's 2004 account of the Louisiana Gulf Coast it is still just as timely as ever.  He documents the fact that wetlands in Louisiana are being drowned at the rate of 25 acres per day due to the damning and channeling of the Mississippi River and surprisingly the big oil companies operating the gulf have a lot to do with it.  However, this isn't just a enviro complaint session, Tidwell is an accomplished journalist and has an amazing cultural experience "hitchhiking" on fishing boats and getting to know the people of southeast Louisana.  It's probably one of the best books I have ever read.  

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