Rise of the Cajun Mariners: The Race for Big Oil

The story of four families of Cajun boatmen and their rise from trappers and shrimpers to mega-millionaires.

Rise of the Cajun Mariners documents an untold piece of American history-the beginnings of what is now the global, multibillion-dollar marine oil and gas industry. In addition, it gives an insightful insider account of one of America's only truly distinctive cultures-the Cajuns.

The book tells the story through the Cajun boatmen who drive the boats that supply and move the men who work...