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RISE OF THE CAJUN MARINERS: THE RACE FOR BIG OIL By Woody Falgoux / HC w/DJ / VG
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “All looks great!”
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9781510718449
- Book Title
- Rise of the Cajun Mariners : the Race for Big Oil
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History, Social Science
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / 20th Century, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Maritime History & Piracy, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Petroleum
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
About this product
Product Information
The story of four families of Cajun boatmen and their rise from trappers and shrimpers to mega-millionaires. Rise of the Cajun Mariners documents an untold piece of American history--the beginnings of what is now the global, multibillion-dollar marine oil and gas industry. In addition, it gives an insightful insider account of one of America's only truly distinctive cultures--the Cajuns. The book tells the story through the Cajun boatmen who drive the boats that supply and move the men who work the offshore platforms. The book follows four of these French-speaking trailblazers as they scrape to buy and build their first boats and struggle toward success. Their success stories will appeal to any believer in the American dream. But it is also a candid account of a wild time in a rough, vital business. Most of the characters are as flawed as they are dynamic. While they are master seamen, they lead a lifestyle that, for many of them, is as much about drinking and whoring as it is about seamanship and deal-making. The seedy side of their business adds complexity to their story and makes the tale especially human. Rise of the Cajun Mariners is a fast-paced tale about the rapid evolution of a worldwide industry, the modernization of a culture, and the deliverance of four fascinating families.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1510718443
ISBN-13
9781510718449
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229012500
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rise of the Cajun Mariners : the Race for Big Oil
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / 20th Century, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Maritime History & Piracy, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Petroleum
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd9567.L8f35 2017
Reviews
"A good book opens up an entire world to the reader. Cajun Mariners does that and more-it opens your mind to a kind of life few of us know anything about. It puts you out in the Gulf facing a hurricane, and it puts you on the Mississippi River in a fog so thick it blankets sounds, and it's about men working in the field create new technology. In the end it's about guts and how a way of life changed."-John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America "Filled with tales of Cajun ingenuity and wit, the book delights."-Thibidaux Daily Comet "Falgoux unsentimentally reveals the seamy underside of the oil patch, yet you admire the resilience of the men who worked there. There is a rough romance in this history-a romance of hard work, big paydays, failed gambles and men against the sea."-Mark Lardas, the Galveston County Daily News " Cajun Mariners is not fiction, but reads as smoothly and colorfully as a fully conceived novel. . . . Drawing on ingenuity and determination, these four families created a worldwide industry. With nothing more than street smarts, or shall we say swamp smarts, these gutsy men repeatedly cleared obstacles."-Scott Naugle, Biloxi SunHerald "Peppered with true-life anecdotes of oilfield life, by oilfielders themselves, Rise of the Cajun Mariners is a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the lives touched by the industry as well as the industry itself."- Midwest Book Review "While Falgoux's book doesn't omit the darker side of dealing with big oil and doing politics in Louisiana, it contains enough sly Cajun stories to entertain anyone."-Reese Vaughn, the Victoria Advocate "A terrific job of capturing the gritty beginnings of the oilfield boat business and the extravagantly interesting characters who founded it."-Ken Wells, author of Crawfish Mountain and Meely Labauve "Lavish detail...as much a Cajun history as a business story around four Cajunmen...a complete portrait."-Greg Langley, Baton Rouge Advocate "Falgoux tells a colorful tale of four entrepreneurs from the bayou who made their mark in the offshore oil and gas business. This Cajuns, with innovation, determination, and risk, transformed the boat business in south Louisiana into a mega industry that has left its mark on the economy and the culture of the gulf coast."-Jason P. Theriot, author of American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana's Wetlands, "A good book opens up an entire world to the reader. Cajun Mariners does that and more--it opens your mind to a kind of life few of us know anything about. It puts you out in the Gulf facing a hurricane, and it puts you on the Mississippi River in a fog so thick it blankets sounds, and it's about men working in the field create new technology. In the end it's about guts and how a way of life changed." --John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America "Filled with tales of Cajun ingenuity and wit, the book delights." --Thibodaux Daily Comet "Falgoux unsentimentally reveals the seamy underside of the oil patch, yet you admire the resilience of the men who worked there. There is a rough romance in this history--a romance of hard work, big paydays, failed gambles and men against the sea." --Mark Lardas, the Galveston County Daily News " Cajun Mariners is not fiction, but reads as smoothly and colorfully as a fully conceived novel. . . . Drawing on ingenuity and determination, these four families created a worldwide industry. With nothing more than street smarts, or shall we say swamp smarts, these gutsy men repeatedly cleared obstacles." --Scott Naugle, Biloxi SunHerald "Peppered with true-life anecdotes of oilfield life, by oilfielders themselves, Rise of the Cajun Mariners is a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the lives touched by the industry as well as the industry itself." -- Midwest Book Review "While Falgoux's book doesn't omit the darker side of dealing with big oil and doing politics in Louisiana, it contains enough sly Cajun stories to entertain anyone." --Reese Vaughn, the Victoria Advocate "A terrific job of capturing the gritty beginnings of the oilfield boat business and the extravagantly interesting characters who founded it." --Ken Wells, author of Crawfish Mountain and Meely Labauve "Lavish detail...as much a Cajun history as a business story around four Cajun men...a complete portrait." --Greg Langley, Baton Rouge Advocate "Falgoux tells a colorful tale of four entrepreneurs from the bayou who made their mark in the offshore oil and gas business. This Cajuns, with innovation, determination, and risk, transformed the boat business in south Louisiana into a mega industry that has left its mark on the economy and the culture of the gulf coast." --Jason P. Theriot, author of American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana's Wetlands
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-022007
Illustrated
Yes
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