Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp Contributor(s): Roland, Gwen (Author), Lockwood, C. C. (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0807130893 ISBN-13: 9780807130896 Publisher: LSU Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2006 Annotation: In the 1970s, Roland and partner decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. This is the tale of the not-so simple life they made together--days spent fishing, trading, making wine, growing food, and growing up. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2005022535 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.34" W x 7.32" L (0.57 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Library Journal 03/15/2006 pg. 89 |
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Publisher Description: In the early 1970s, two idealistic young people -- Gwen Carpenter Roland and Calvin Voisin -- decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their great-grandparents in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. Armed with a box of crayons and a book called How to Build Your Home in the Woods, they drew up plans to recycle a slave-built structure into a houseboat. Without power tools or building experience they constructed a floating dwelling complete with a brick fireplace. Towed deep into the sleepy waters of Bloody Bayou, it was their home for eight years. This is the tale of the not-so-simple life they made together -- days spent fishing, trading, making wine, growing food, and growing up -- told by Gwen with grace, economy, and eloquence. |
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