{"product_id":"the-gulf-south-an-anthology-of-environmental-writing-hardback-9780813066790","title":"The Gulf South; An Anthology of Environmental Writing (Hardback) 9780813066790","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Gulf South\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Anthology of Environmental Writing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTori Bush (Edited by), Richard Goodman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813066790\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 2.6 cm, 0.787 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaching 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting a range of different landscapes and their inhabitants, and emphasizing the human voice and condition throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf South\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditors'\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE. L. Corthell\"The Delta of the Mississippi,\" National Geographic (1897)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatherine Cole\"Last Island,\" New Orleans Daily Picayune (1888)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLafcadio HearnChita: A Memory of Last Island (1889)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn MuirA Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJovita Gonzá\u003cbr\u003elez\"El Cenizo,\" \"The Mocking Bird,\" and \"The Guadalupana Vine,\" Texas and Southwestern Lore (1927)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZora Neale HurstonTheir Eyes Were Watching God (1937)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Faulkner\"Old Man,\" The Wild Palms (1939)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarjorie Kinnan RawlingsThe Yearling (1938)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarjory Stoneman DouglasThe Everglades: River of Grass (1947)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheodore RosengartenAll God'\u003cbr\u003es Dangers (1974)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEastern Creek Indians\"Petition for Recognition\" (1978)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoy Harjo\"New Orleans,\" She Had Some Horses (1983)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn McPhee\"Atchafalaya,\" The Control of Nature (1989)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddy HarrisMississippi Solo (1988)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert BullardDumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality (1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn BarryRising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusan OrleanThe Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger Emile Stouff\"The Back End of the Canal\" (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike TidwellBayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana'\u003cbr\u003es Cajun Coast (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve LernerDiamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana'\u003cbr\u003es Chemical Corridor (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiane WilsonAn Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas (2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael GrunwaldThe Swamp: The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise (2007)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCynthia BarnettMirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. (2008)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOliver HouckDown on the Batture (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Marshall\"A Paradise Lost,\" The Times-Picayune (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosh NeufeldNew Orleans after the Deluge (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatasha TretheweyBeyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast (2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesmyn WardSalvage the Bones (2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid GessnerThe Tarball Chronicles: A Journey beyond the Oiled Pelican and into the Heart of the Gulf Oil Spill (2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoira CroneThe Not Yet (2012)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKate Galbraith and Asher PriceThe Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeggy FranklandWomen Pioneers of the Louisiana Environmental Movement (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard MizelleBackwater Blues: The Mississippi Flood of 1927 in the African American Imagination (2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Marshall\"Losing Ground,\" The Lens, ProPublica (2015)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntonia Juhasz\"Thirty Million Gallons under the Sea,\" Harper'\u003cbr\u003es Magazine (2015)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArlie HochschildStrangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeena Satija\"Hell and High Water,\" The Texas Tribune, Reveal, ProPublica (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdward WilsonHalf Earth: Our Planet'\u003cbr\u003es Fight for Life (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin Nobel\"The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip,\" Longreads (2017)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack DavisThe Gulf: The Making of an American Sea (2017)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources and Acknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1. Collected Texts in Thematic Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2. A Very Limited List of Additional Suggested Reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559265104152,"sku":"9780813066790","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-gulf-south-an-anthology-of-environmental-writing-hardback-9780813066790","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}