Download or read book THEY TASTED BAYOU WATER written by Maurine Bergerie and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-04-17 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iberia Parish is one of the oldest settlements in the state of Louisiana, with a long and important history. Bergerie has condensed this history into a readable and informative book. The author obtained, from the archives at Seville, Spain, copies of permits for the settlement of the Attakapas Country by Spanish immigrants, as well as copies of the correspondence between the Spanish officials, and particularly letters from Francisco Bouligny to Galvez. They Tasted Bayou Water is a result of the writer's interest in the history of her home parish, an interest that was stirred early in life by tales of family and local history.

Download or read book Wish for a Sinner written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Dean Billodeaux, womanizing star quarterback for the New Orleans Sinners, thinks maybe, just maybe, he should look for a more wholesome woman than the ones who quickly signed his little black book when his promised season of celibacy ended. Nellwyn Abbott, who helps fulfill the dreams of critically ill children, isn't interested in Joe, his black book, or becoming one of his conquests. After overcoming childhood leukemia, she knows there is more to life than casual pleasures. While she rebuffs Joe at every turn, she finds herself repeatedly thrown together with him by well-meaning friends. Though spooked by Nell's cancer experience, Joe realizes there might be more to life than sex and football. Can he convince Nell to give them the family she always dreamed of but thought was out of her reach?

Download or read book Always Yellow Roses written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grave sin is committed in the early nineteenth century, the root of a feud between the Courville and Niles families. When Esperanza Niles calls off her secret engagement to Rufus Courville, more fuel is added to the fire of hatred with tragic results. Over one-hundred years later, young Noreen Courville is plagued by dreams of her family's past. When she is pushed into the arms of cowboy, Rusty Niles, at a party, she thinks she understands the meaning of those dreams. She and Rusty are the reincarnated lovers, Espy and Rufe, destined to end the feud with their marriage. Rusty is not too sure about that but knows he loves Noreen. Hatred still flares between the two families and only a miracle will prevent another tragedy whether Noreen and Rusty are reincarnated souls are not. Can they end the feud? Only time will tell.

Download or read book Love Letter for a Sinner written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Dean Billodeaux, star quarterback for the New Orleans Sinners, faces forty and his last season of football with difficulty. A young quarterback, Rex Worthy, waits on the bench to take over, and a rapacious film star, Layla Devlin, wants to start an affair with Joe. When his wife, Nell, warns her off, the actress sets her sights on Rex, a self-proclaimed virgin. But Rex looks right past the glamorous Layla to her beleaguered assistant, Tricia Welles, who puts up with the star's abuse to pay her mother's medical bills. She is the woman with the loving heart Rex has been seeking, but convincing her of that is another matter. Layla's anger at being rejected by both men turns to rage. She plots revenge as the men play in Joe's last Super Bowl. Some will win and some will lose in the game of love.

Download or read book She s a Sinner written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Billodeaux, adopted son of a legendary Sinners quarterback, is making his mark as an outstanding kicker. When an opening occurs for a new punter, he is asked his opinion on the skills of Hall-of-Famer Andy Mortenson's grandchild, Alix Lindstrom. Not only is Alix a superb punter, she is also undeniably a tall, strong woman. For Tom, it's love the first time she removes her helmet, shakes out her blonde hair and gazes at him with her fjord-blue eyes. Alix regards herself as an overly big, clunky female jock who must prove her ability to every man on the team. For years, she has adored Tom from afar. Unfortunately, she isn’t very good at flirting or making her desires known. As Tom helps her integrate with the Sinners, her feelings grow. When Alix proves to be his equal in talent and gets roughed in a few plays, his mentoring and over-protectiveness prove his thoughts are in line with hers. But she doesn't want to be coddled. Can she establish her own identity between the goal posts while scoring touchdowns with him in private?

Download or read book Son of a Sinner written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Billodeaux, son of legendary Sinners quarterback Joe Billodeaux, strives to be his father on the football field but not off of it. Often accused of being "no fun", he possesses a stainless reputation. The only person who believes he isn't perfect is Stacy Polasky, an orphan raised by his parents. Stacy has maintained a bickering relationship with Dean calling him a big lout. He retaliates by dubbing her the Princess. When Dean's sister sees though their antagonism and realizes they are attracted to each other, she suggests Stacy stop being so independent and allow Dean to rescue her a few times. They set up several situations in which he can be Stacy's hero, but one goes badly awry and descends into real danger. Dean learns of Stacy's ploy and feels like a complete fool. Can she regain his love and trust before another woman steps in and takes the prize from the Princess?

Download or read book A Wild Red Rose written by Lynn Shurr and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodeo bullfighter, Clinton O. Beck, has courage and compassion, especially for animals that have been abused. A man not afraid of a challenge, he takes on the gorgeous, gold digging Renee Hayes, hoping to teach her the simple pleasures in life have the most meaning. However, he plans on keeping two secrets while he educates her--his middle name and the fact that he is heir to a fortune. Bad girl Renee Niles Bouchard Hayes is between rich husbands and bored. With nothing better on her agenda she plans to amuse herself with the handsome bullfighter who offers to take her on a road trip she will never forget. While she plans for extravagance he delivers simplicity. Clinton learned long ago that those who have been hurt the most fight back the hardest. He's a match for any bull in the ring, but will he be strong enough to tame Renee?

Download or read book Diamond Duo written by Marcia Gruver and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to burn the midnight oil with Diamond Duo, a suspense-filled historical romance that will keep you reading with a white-knuckled grip. When Bertha Biddle meets an enigmatic charmer named Annie Monroe, she's hoping to learn from her the art of how to woo a man. But just how far will Bertha go to win her heart's desire? One woman's miserable end still haunts the town of Jefferson, Texas, today.

Download or read book People of the Bayou written by Hallowell, Christopher and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Anthropology written by Helen Kopnina and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents new theoretical approaches, methodologies, subject pools, and topics in the field of environmental anthropology. Environmental anthropologists are increasingly focusing on self-reflection - not just on themselves and their impacts on environmental research, but also on the reflexive qualities of their subjects, and the extent to which these individuals are questioning their own environmental behavior. Here, contributors confront the very notion of "natural resources" in granting non-human species their subjectivity and arguing for deeper understanding of "nature," and "wilderness" beyond the label of "ecosystem services." By engaging in interdisciplinary efforts, these anthropologists present new ways for their colleagues, subjects, peers and communities to understand the causes of, and alternatives to environmental destruction. This book demonstrates that environmental anthropology has moved beyond the construction of rural, small group theory, entering into a mode of solution-based methodologies and interdisciplinary theories for understanding human-environmental interactions. It is focused on post-rural existence, health and environmental risk assessment, on the realm of alternative actions, and emphasizes the necessary steps towards preventing environmental crisis.

Download or read book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay "Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet." —Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage Readers, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South. When Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.

Download or read book Designing the Bayous written by Martin Reuss and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisiana’s Atchafalaya River Basin is one of the most dynamic and critical environments in the country. It sustains the nation’s last cypress-tupelo wetland and provides a habitat for many species of animals. Endowed with natural gas and oil fields, the basin also supports a large commercial fisheries industry. Perhaps most crucial, it remains a primary component of the plan to control the Mississippi River and relieve flooding in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other communities in the lower river valley. The continuing health of the basin is a reflection not of nature, but of the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. With levee building and clearing in the nineteenth century and damming, dredging, and floodway construction in the twentieth, the basin was converted from a vast forested swamp into a designer wetland, where human aspirations and nature maintained a precarious equilibrium. Originally published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers primarily for internal distribution, this environmental and political history of the Atchafalaya Basin is an unflinching account of the transformation of an area that has endured perhaps more human manipulation than any other natural environment in the nation. Martin Reuss provides a new preface to bring us up-to-date on the state of the basin, which remains both an engineering contrivance and natural wonder.

Download or read book James Lee Burke written by Laurence W. Mazzeno and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Lee Burke is an acclaimed writer of crime novels in which protagonists battle low-life thugs who commit violent crimes and corporate executives who exploit the powerless. He is best known for his Dave Robicheaux series, set in New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country. With characters inspired by his own family, Burke uses the mystery genre to explore the nature of evil and an individual's responsibility to friends, family and society at large. This companion to his works provides a commentary on all of the characters, settings, events and themes in his novels and short stories, along with a critical discussion of his writing style, technique and literary devices. Glossaries describe the people and places and define unfamiliar terms. Selected interviews provide background information on both the writer and his stories.

Download or read book Acadiana written by Carl A. Brasseaux and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Acadiana" summons up visions of a legendary and exotic world of moss-draped cypress, cocoa-colored bayous, subtropical wildlife, and spicy indigenous cuisine. The ancestral home of Cajuns and Creoles, this twenty-two-parish area of south Louisiana encompasses a broad range of people, places, and events. In their historical and pictorial tour of the region, author Carl A. Brasseaux and photographer Philip Gould explore in depth this fascinating and complex world. As passionate documentarians of all things Cajun and Creole, Brasseaux and Gould delve into the topography, culture, and economy of Acadiana. In two hundred color photographs of architecture, landscapes, wildlife, and artifacts, Gould portrays the rich history still visible in the area, while Brasseaux's engagingly written narrative covers the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century story of settlement and development in the region. Brasseaux brings the story up to date, recounting devastating hurricanes and coastal degradation. From living-history attractions such as Vermilionville, the Acadian Village, and Longfellow-Evangeline State Park to music venues, festivals, and crawfish boils, Acadiana depicts a resilient and vibrant way of life and presents a vivid portrait of a culture that continues to captivate, charm, and endure. For all those who want to explore these people and this place, Brasseaux and Gould have provided an insightful written and visual history.

Download or read book William Joseph Seymour written by Rufus G. W. Sanders and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Wolf s Bane written by Warren Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wild child of the bayous, Leon Grosvenor is a two-legged freak show of shaggy hair and talons with an insatiable hunger for raw flesh. These unique abilities make him the perfect contract killer for Cajun mafia boss Armand “Big Crawdaddy” Fortier. Their current target -Remo Williams. As Leon and his pack circle closer to The Destroyer, the question remains: Who is the hunter...and who is dog meat? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.