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Albert E. Cowdrey is a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Center of the University of New Orleans.
An Environmental History.Here is the story of the long interaction between humans, land, and climate in the American South. It is a tale of exploitation and erosion, of destruction, disease, and defeat, but also of the search for knowledge and wisdom. It is a story whose villains were also its victims and sometimes its heroes.