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By Johnny Armstrong
In this post, Johnny Armstrong answers questions about his new book, Rescuing Biodiversity: The Protection and Restoration of a North Louisiana Ecosystem.
Narrowleaf sunflowers and white snakeroot, from Rescuing Biodiversity
What inspired you to write Rescuing Biodiversity?
Back around the time I was trying to get permanent protection for Wafer Creek Ranch (WCR), I began writing what I intended to be a small manual for my children. It was my effort to explain WCR’s ecological value and the importance of protecting its habitats, mainly consisting of mature and old-growth mix ..read more
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By Gregg Andrews
To celebrate its being awarded the James V. Swift Medal for Excellence in Maritime Literature, we share here an excerpt from the introduction of Gregg Andrews’s Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930. This section of the book describes the unique, eclectic, and sometimes dangerous world of the St. Louis levee and the outsiders who called it home.
Houseboat along Ohio River near Rochester, Pennsylvania, 1940. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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