An introduction to the people and nature of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin.

Co-sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Inherit the Atchafalaya includes a 40-page introduction to the culture, history, and folklife of the Atchafalaya by noted cultural anthropologist C. Ray Brassieur, comprehensive maps of the Atchafalaya Basin, a historical timeline of Basin development, several profiles of south Louisiana boat styles and boat builders, a comprehensive list of suggested readings about the Atchafalaya Basin, a historical photo gallery of south Louisiana logging, interviews with fishermen from the Atchafalaya Basin area, and nearly 150 images by renowned photographer Greg Guirard, most of which have never before appeared in print. This is the first published collection of full-color photographs by Greg Guirard in over twelve years.