Rise of the Cajun Mariners: The Race for Big Oil
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1510718443 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. “A good book opens up an entire world to the reader. There is a rough romance in this historya 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. In the end it’s about guts and how a way of life changed.”John M. Theriot, author of American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana’s Wetlands. Drawing on ingenuity and determination, these four families
He is the author of One Dream: The NFL and The Miracle of St. Genevieve: Vatican II and the Victory of Faith.. Woody Falgoux writes and practices law in Thibodaux, Louisiana
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. 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. 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 historythe beginnings of what is now the global, multibillion-dollar marine oil and gas industry. Their success stories will appeal to any believer in the American dream. 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.. The book follows four of these French-speaking trailblazers as they scrape to buy and build their first boats and struggle toward success. In addition, it gives an insightful insider account of one of America’s only truly distinctive culturesthe 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
Five Stars Great Read!. Great Read! Perfect for summer reading! Great read!. "Telling it like it was" according to Francisco J. San Miguel. Having lived through that era in the Bayou country building ships for some of the protagonists of the story, this book brought twenty years of my life into a very sharp focus. I only knew about half the players mentioned but heard many stories about the other half. The author's narrative holds up against both my personal experiences and what others told me. Congratulations to the author and his sources on a well told