Cajun Country - Paperback

by Barry Jean Ancelet (Author), Lynwood Montell (Editor), Glen Pitre (With)

The first book in the Folklife in the South series and by far the broadest look at traditional Cajun culture ever assembled. It not only describes the traditions as they are but also explains how they came to be.

Author Biography

Barry Jean Ancelet is professor emeritus of French and Francophone studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and research fellow of the university's Center for Louisiana Studies. He is also a fellow of the American Folklore Society and author, coauthor, coeditor, or assistant editor of many books about the French culture of southern Louisiana, including Cajun and Creole Folktales: The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana; Cajun and Creole Music Makers: Musiciens cadiens et créoles; Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities; and Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita, all published by University Press of Mississippi. Jay Edwards was associate professor of anthropology at Louisiana State University. Glen Pitre has pursued many media-oriented careers, including television, film, and writing. However, he has also worked as a shrimp fisherman, house painter, ship's cook, roadside vendor of garlic, assistant zookeeper, and oil-field laborer. His work experiences and interactions with people of every economic level make him a well-rounded and worthy resource of information. He is author of The Crawfish Book, published by University Press of Mississippi.