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The good pirates of the forgotten bayous
fighting to save a way of life in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
By Wells, Ken
- ISBN
- 978-0-30012-152-0
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Author and journalist Wells, a native of Louisiana bayou country, was a Wall Street Journal reporter when Katrina struck in 2005. Arguably more horrific than the scene in New Orleans were the bayou parishes, particularly St. Bernard and Plaquemines, where the eye of Katrina came on land. After hitching a National Guard helicopter to St. Bernard Parish, Wells meets Ricky Robin, whose ancestors had been hunting, fishing, and pira...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
