[env-trinity] The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya : The New Yorker

[Tim Stroshane]

Both great books.

the bayou, I believe, is pronounced with the initial A silent. "Choffalaya" roughly. Perhaps there's someone on the list from Louisiana that knows for certain?

Tim Stroshane


On May 15, 2011, at 19:39, Spreck Rosekrans wrote:

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> Also "Rising Tide" re the 1927 flood may be of interest.
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> Subject: [env-trinity] The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya : The New Yorker
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> Even though this isn't about the Trinity River, this is a fascinating read about what's going on with the Mississippi River. It's a chapter from John McPhee's book The Control of Nature about Atchafalaya (but how does one pronounce the word?).
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> http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_TNY_CARDS_000347146 
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