The author chronicles the natural beauty and diverse wildlife of the 17,000 miles of shoreline that make up the upper rim of the Gulf of Mexico

Shows and describes Louisiana's bayous, swamps, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline, looks at native wildlife and wild flowers, and discusses the state's ecology

The natural beauty of Mexico is depicted in a survey of the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan

Provides information on the animals and plants that live in Louisiana, animal behavior, environmental issues that affect the state, and related subjects

Introduces the Grand Canyon and shows what it is like to travel through the canyon by river

A famed nature photographer shares photographs and reflections from his journey covering the full length of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, capturing the many fascinating facets of the greatest of American rivers. UP. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The modern-day American alligator has existed for over two million years, a relic of nature's wildness. This complex creature with a constant crooked grin rules the swamps of the South, forms an integral part of wetland conservation, and thrills tourists to its natural habitat each year...read more

Product Description: Louisiana is in a desperate battle to save what remains of its coastal wetlands, which are disappearing at the rate of a football field–size area every 38 minutes. Most people are unaware of the devastating transformation of this remote region, though the effects are detrimental for the entire country economically, culturally, and environmentally...read more

Product 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...read more

Product Description: At nearly 1.4 million acres, the Atchafalaya Basin in south central Louisiana comprises America's largest swamp wilderness. Award-winning nature photographer C. C. Lockwood is the foremost chronicler of this natural treasure...read more