![]() “Xenophobia, the ethical limits of free speech, environmental disaster, the psychological effects of war, corporate greed-Johnson tackles all of these and more in his follow-up to 2018’s The Feather Thief…a sprawling historical narrative with sobering connections to our current moment. ![]() ![]() “Johnson builds an exhaustive and disturbing account of how racism drove…white fishermen to misdirect their personal and economic frustrations onto the Vietnamese, setting the immigrants’ boats and houses on fire and eventually enlisting the might of the Ku Klux Klan.” New York Times Although many of these events occurred more than 40 years ago, there is a queasy topicality to the fight for the Texas Gulf.” The Economist “ powerful story…thoughtful and thoroughly researched. Part thriller, part courtroom drama, and part environmental crusade.” Fortune “ richly reported and dramatically rendered investigative work…a sweeping story about racism, oil, big business, and climate change. A carefully written investigation full of villains-and the occasional hero.” Kirkus (Starred Review) ![]() ![]() “Fast-paced though complex account of ethnic collision among the fisheries of Gulf Coast Texas… fascinating and disturbing narrative is a winning mix of biography, true crime, and ecological study. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction 2023 Friends of American Writers 2023 Literature Award A New York Public Library Best Book of 2022 Texas Observer’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 Texas Institute of Letters’ Carr P. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |