ISBN: 978-1-57131-636-3
Order Number: GOV395
Price: $19.95

Poems, essays and journal entries reveal the Gulf Coast's remarkable richness and introduce dynamic past and present inhabitants of the area, includiing Indians, fur traders, cotton farmers, and city kids. Readers also encounter wild creatures such as rattlesnakes, alligators, mosquitoes, panthers, manatees and whooping cranes. Contributors include contemporary authors, as well as luminaries like Zora Neale Hurston, E.O. Wilson, John James Audubon, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas. An appendix describes the ecoregions of the Gulf Coast.

6" x 9", hardcover with dustjacket, 280 pages, line illustrations, index.