Research Catalog

Title

Louisiana rambles : exploring America's Cajun and Creole heartland / Ian McNulty.

Author

McNulty, Ian, 1973-

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xx, 297 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

"McNulty delivers an inimitable take on Cajun and Creole Louisiana--the siren call of zydeco dancehalls pulsing in the country darkness; of crawfish "boiling points" and traditional country smokehouses; of Cajun jam sessions, where even wallflowers are compelled to dance; of equine gambits in the cradle of jockeys; and of fishing trips where anyone can land impressive catches. In south Louisiana, distilled European heritage, the African American experience, and modern southern exuberance mix with tumultuous history and fantastically fecund natural environments. The territories McNulty opens to the reader are arguably the nation's most exotic and culturally distinct destinations" --Cover, p. 4.

Subject

• Cajuns > Social life and customs
• Gulf Coast (La.) > Description and travel
• Gulf Coast (La.) > Guidebooks
• Gulf Coast (La.) > Social life and customs
• Louisiana > Description and travel
• Louisiana > Guidebooks
• Louisiana > Social life and customs
• Mississippi River Delta (La.) > Description and travel
• Mississippi River Delta (La.) > Guidebooks
• Mississippi River Delta (La.) > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

• Electronic books
• Guidebooks.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

East of the Atchafalaya -- Manchac by moonlight -- Alight Christmas -- Airboats and alligators -- River Road revisited -- Angola's incarcerated cowboys -- Petroleum pipe dreams -- Andouille ever -- Have cooler, will float -- The search for sand -- Capitol ideas -- The river rats -- Gone fishin' -- Lafourche the long way -- West of the Atchafalaya -- Cast-iron Cajun culture -- Horsing around Acadiana -- Zydeco's tight quueeze -- "Island" hopping in Iberia Parish -- Saddle sounds -- Henderson's will side -- A Cajun wake-up call -- Putting meals on the map -- Chasing a good time -- Edge of the Gulf, end of the road -- Ramble on.

ISBN

• 9781604739459 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1604739452 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9781604739466 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1604739460 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781604739473 (ebook)
• 1604739479 (ebook)

LCCN

^^2010029867

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library