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The GulfJack Emerson Davis

The Gulf

2017608 pages
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Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise that nature lies at the center of human existence, Davis takes readers on a compelling and, at times, wrenching journey from the Florida Keys to the Texas Rio Grande, along marshy shorelines and majestic estuarine bays, both beautiful and life-giving, though fated to exploitation by esurient oil men and real-estate developers. Davis shares previously untold stories, parading a vast array of…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 2018
    The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
    W.W. Norton · 608 pages · 9781631494024
  • Other · English · 2017
    Gulf
    Liveright Publishing Corporation · 608 pages · 9780871408679
  • Other · English · 2017
    Liveright · 592 pages · 9780871408662
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