num_pages: 272
description: WINNER OF THE PHILLIP D. REED MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WRITING ON THE SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENT Beyond the oil-soaked pelican beyond the oil-soaked beach beyond the Deepwater Horizon oil spill entirely there is a deeper story of sacrifice unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. Reporters and government officials focused on the smallest part of oil gushed into the water for 153 days then on September 19 2010 the well was capped. The story was over. But for David Gessner the unimaginable amount of oil spilled into the ocean was only the beginning. In The Tarball Chronicles  Gessner eats drinks and talks his way into the heart of Gulf countryexploring the regions birds sea life and ecosystems with the oceanographers activists and subsistence fishermen who call it home. Just how much he asks are we willing to sacrifice to keep living the way we do? Part absurdist travelogue part manifesto The Tarball Chronicles is a love song for the Gulf from an author who has redefined what it means to write about the natural world ( Washington Post ).
language: English
title: The Tarball Chronicles: A Journey Beyond the Oiled Pelican and Into the Heart of the Gulf Oil Spill
publisher: Milkweed Editions