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A wetland biography : seasons on Louisiana's Chenier Plain /
"Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
1998.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the land and its teeming wildlife. Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces"--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780292761438 0292761430 |