Product Description: This remarkable book, first published twenty years ago, continues to offer a singular window into the customs, politics, and places of twentieth-century Louisiana. This dazzling collection of landscapes and portraits drawn from the lifework of internationally renowned photographer Fonville Winans (1911–1992) grants readers the opportunity to see his memorable photographs of the people—from oystermen to beauty queens—and the places—from salt mines to cane fields—that exemplify the Pelican State’s enchanting culture and ecology...read more

Product Description: Renowned for the beauty of his photographs and love of planet Earth, C. C. Lockwood for thirty years has produced images that dazzle the eye and soothe the soul. Now at life's midpoint, this adventurous outdoor photographer pauses to reflect on the less-trodden career path he's chosen and to assemble the most cherished fruits of his work...read more

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)

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

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

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

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 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