Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Land Acknowledgment xv
6. Introduction: A Turn to Mud 1
7. Interlude: Vignette 19
8. 1. A Mudscape in Motion 20
9. Interlude On the Mermantau 38
10. 2. Muddy Foil 39
11. Interlude Toledo Bend 63
12. 3. The Villainous River 64
13. Interlude Whose Paradise? 90
14. 4 The Birth of River Science and Grassroots Greenwashing 91
15. Interlude The Arrivals 123
16. 5 The “Katrina Effect” and the Working Coast 125
17. Interlude A Modest Proposal 146
18. 6 Mud, Plastics, and Cancer Alley 149
19. Interlude Landfall 174
20. Conclusion: Stuck in the Mud 175
21. Notes 191
22. Bibliography 215
23. Index 241