Louisiana rambles : exploring America's Cajun and Creole heartland / Ian McNulty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNulty, Ian, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cajuns--Social life and customs.

Cajuns.

Louisiana--Description and travel.

Louisiana.

Louisiana--Social life and customs.

Louisiana--Guidebooks.

Gulf Coast (La.)--Description and travel.

Gulf Coast (La.).

Gulf Coast (La.)--Social life and customs.

Gulf Coast (La.)--Guidebooks.

Mississippi River Delta (La.)--Description and travel.

Mississippi River Delta (La.).

Mississippi River Delta (La.)--Social life and customs.

Mississippi River Delta (La.)--Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Summary:

After Hurricane Katrina laid bare the fragility and environmental peril of south Louisiana, author Ian McNulty set out on a series of daytrips to delve into the area's diverse cultural landscapes. He explored communities staked up and down the Mississippi River, nestled into the teeming bayous, braced along the edge of the Gulf, and planted out on the golden prairie stretching to the west. Louisiana Rambles is his richly evocative guide to those journeys. McNulty delivers an inimitable take on Cajun and Creole Louisiana-the siren call of zydeco dancehalls pulsing in the country darkness; of cr

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Rambles and Revelations; PART I: EAST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA; PART II: WEST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA; APPENDIX: RAMBLE ON: Notes on Trips and Travel Resources; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06968-7

9786613069689

1-60473-947-9

OCLC:

713034495