02887nam 2200637 a 450 991077804520332120200520144314.00-8173-8073-6(CKB)1000000000774943(EBL)454467(OCoLC)426052336(SSID)ssj0000177935(PQKBManifestationID)11169752(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177935(PQKBWorkID)10221041(PQKB)10604920(MdBmJHUP)muse27080(Au-PeEL)EBL454467(CaPaEBR)ebr10309014(MiAaPQ)EBC454467(EXLCZ)99100000000077494320070917d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn the path of the storms[electronic resource] Bayou La Batre, Coden, and the Alabama coast /Frye Gaillard, Sheila Hagler, and Peggy DennistonAuburn, Ala. Pebble Hill Books/Auburn University ;Tuscaloosa, Ala. Published with University of Alabama Pressc20081 online resource (140 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-5504-9 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Preface; Introduction - Life on the Edge; 1 The Storytellers; 2 The Refugees; 3 Katrina; 4 The Long Road Back; Appendix - Bayou Voices; Notes and AcknowledgmentsThe Gulf Coast villages of Bayou La Batre and Coden are two of Alabama's most distinctive, with roots going back to the French settlements of the 18th century. For generations, the proud inhabitants of these communities have extracted their modest livings from the sea, sustained by a lesson handed down over time- that providing for the needs of one's family is the only true measure of success. But the world has changed drastically for them. A global economy of higher gas prices and cheap imported seafood has threatened the lifeblood of the area. And in recent years a rash of hurricanes, cFishing villagesAlabamaHistorySoutheast Asian AmericansAlabamaGulf CoastHistoryHurricane Katrina, 2005La Batre, Bayou (Ala.)HistoryCoden (Ala.)HistoryLa Batre, Bayou (Ala.)Ethnic relationsCoden (Ala.)Ethnic relationsFishing villagesHistory.Southeast Asian AmericansHistory.Hurricane Katrina, 2005.976.1/22Gaillard Frye1946-1106094Hagler Sheila1553451Denniston Peggy1553452MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778045203321In the path of the storms3813996UNINA