Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous

Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

De: Ken Wells

Narrado por: Chris Andrews

The true story of a resilient circle of shrimp boat captains who faced and withstood the wreckage of Katrina but now find their courage tested by a greater threat: the disappearance of their livelihood and their centuries-old bayou culture.

©2008 Yale University Press (P)2008 Yale University Press

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Vivid prose, first-hand testimony and solid, heartbreaking reportage make this disaster debrief hard to put down, and worth the attention of every U.S. citizen." ( Publishers Weekly)

Excellent book in all aspect.

I loved the book. I heard first hand accounts of heroism, courage and tragedy about da parish where I grew up.

Captivating

Did Chris Andrews do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Chris Andrews should have consulted with people who live in that area how to pronounce the names of places. For instance the city Houma is NOT pronounced WHO mah. It's HOE ma. Lafitte is laFEET, NOT La FIT. And you pronounce the S in Ysclosky!I found his constant mispronunciations extremely annoying.

Any additional comments?

I lived in New Orleans from 1977 to 1986. For the first two years I ran crew boats in the Kerr-McGee production field in Breton Sound. Our base was in Hopedale, so every other week (we worked 7 days on/7 off) I drove up and down those roads and I ran boats around in those bayous. The last three years I lived on a shanty boat at the Gulf Outlet Marina on Bayou Bienvenue in Chalmette, so I have a real feeling for the area.New Orleans got all the media attention, and it's understandable. People in Detroit, Denver, and even Düsseldorf, Germany know about New Orleans, but none of them ever heard of Shell Beach of Ysclosky. I saw videos of the flooding in St. Bernard and couldn't believe my eyes. 95% of the structures in the Parish were flooded! The Gulf Outlet Marina, which sat INSIDE the levee system, the story says, was "obliterated." I could, literally, visualize the narrative as it unfolded, knowing Violet and the canal and what those houses and camps along the bayou all the way down to Hopedale were going through.Thank you for this book.

Well written book but not what I expected.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book if you are interested in what happened during the Hurricane Katrina. This book is about what it was like for some of the people that went through the Hurricane and what happened to them. I

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Even though this book was not what I expected I still enjoyed hearing about what the people endured during the hurricane and some of what life was like before and after. I was expecting it to be more about the normal life of the people in the Bayous.

What about Chris Andrews’s performance did you like?

I had no idea what it was like for the people living in Louisiana that lived in through the hurricane and how it affected their lives. This book made it very interesting and enjoyable to read

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I always looked forward to going on from where I left off

Well written and preformed

I found this book captivating and informative. Ken Wells is a marvelous writer, skilled at capturing the attention of his audience.and maintaining it from start to finish. A true Rembrandt with a pen.

A well written book is lost if the narrator is not just as skilled as the writer. Chris Andrews performance is perfect at conveying Ken’s storyline. A great combination worthy of the listeners time. Bravo!!