A review by vspinazola
The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack Emerson Davis

5.0

Anyone who lives in the Mississippi River watershed (i.e. 2/3 of the States) should read this book to understand the impact consumerism and extraction has on our world. While it may be oil today, it was feathers for hats or fish 100 or 50 years ago. Those who live in the South get the blame - and yes, the Louisiana legislature is part of the problem - but The Gulf explains the interconnectedness of the watershed and how its demise will affect us all.