Winding through time : the forgotten history and present-day peril of Bayou Manchac / Mary Ann Sternberg.

Author/creator Sternberg, Mary Ann
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxii, 158 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Manchac, Bayou (La.)--History.
Manchac, Bayou, Region (La.)--History.
Manchac, Bayou (La.)--Environmental conditions.
Manchac, Bayou, Region (La.)--Environmental conditions.

Contents What is Manchac? -- Exploring the bayou -- Community development, then and now -- Iberville discovers the bayou -- The bayou has a split personality -- Colonial development begins with the French -- An international boundary -- The British settle the Manchac-- -- And the Spanish settle the Manchac -- What the Louisiana Purchase meant -- When Andrew Jackson dammed the bayou -- The bayou in the nineteenth century -- The biggest little village on the bayou -- When the woodmen came -- Prehistory redux -- A quiet stream and modern development -- Spirit of place -- Contemporary struggles-- and possibilities -- Where are the rose-colored glasses?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2006039054
ISBN9780807132531 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807132535 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F377.M23 S74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold