In the path of the storms : Bayou La Batre, Coden, and the Alabama coast / / Frye Gaillard, Sheila Hagler, and Peggy Denniston

• Autore: Gaillard Frye <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Auburn, Ala., : Pebble Hill Books/Auburn University; Tuscaloosa, Ala., : Published with University of Alabama Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.1/22
• Soggetto topico: Fishing villages - Alabama - History; Southeast Asian Americans - Alabama - Gulf Coast - History; Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Soggetto geografico: La Batre, Bayou (Ala.) History; Coden (Ala.) History; La Batre, Bayou (Ala.) Ethnic relations; Coden (Ala.) Ethnic relations
• Altri autori: HaglerSheila DennistonPeggy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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, c
• Titolo autorizzato: In the path of the storms
• ISBN: 0-8173-8073-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819637103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II