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05524aam a2200445 i 4500 001 1A6011406B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151008s2016 msuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015025349 020 $a 1496804201 (hardback) 020 $a 9781496804204 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)908375206 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-la 050 00 $a SH380.92.U55 L38 2016 082 00 $a 639/.6409763 $2 23 084 $a TEC049000 $a TEC049000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Laudun, John, $e author. 245 14 $a The amazing crawfish boat / $c John Laudun. 264 1 $a Jackson : $b University Press of Mississippi, $c [2016] 300 $a xxi, 234 pages : $b illustratrations (chiefly color), map : $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a Folklore studies in a multicultural world 520 $a "In any given year, the Louisiana crawfish harvest tops 50,000 tons. The Amazing Crawfish Boat chronicles the development of an amphibious boat that transformed the Louisiana prairies into a powerhouse of aquaculture alongside agriculture. In seeking to understand how such an amazing machine came into being, John Laudun describes the ideas and traditions that have long been a part of the landscape and how they converged at a particular moment in time to create a new economic opportunity for both the rice farmers who used them and the fabricators who made them.Louisiana residents of the prairies and marshes understand the landscape on which they live and have, over the years, produced an astonishing set of artifacts that demonstrate not only their ability to adapt, but their ability to innovate. The crawfish boat is a great example of such creativity produced by individuals deeply embedded in their culture and place. To ascertain their inventiveness, Laudun examines the larger historical and cultural trends that led to this creation. He draws from archives, oral histories, and ethnographic accounts. In order to understand the nature of their craft and their imaginations, Laudun then turns to a closer examination of the shops and sheds where these boat wrights labor. While the lives of artists and scientists have been examined for what they tell us about innovation, in The Amazing Crawfish Boat the author seeks to address creativity as part of a larger cultural complex of ideas and behaviors.The Louisiana prairies are populated not just by Cajuns but also by Germans. As these groups settled, they developed the complex mix of folk cultures that underlies a variety of traditions that are now seen as native to the area. Only through the diversity of the community and environment can the reader understand the importance of creativity in a setting where innovations might not be expected to flourish"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "In any given year, the Louisiana crawfish harvest tops 50,000 tons. The Amazing Crawfish Boat chronicles the development of an amphibious boat that transformed the Louisiana prairies into a powerhouse of aquaculture alongside agriculture. John Laudun describes the ideas and traditions that have long been a part of the landscape and how they converged at a particular moment in time to create a new economic opportunity for both the rice farmers who used them and the fabricators who made them. Louisiana residents understand the landscape on which they live and have, over the years, produced an astonishing set of artifacts that demonstrate not only their ability to adapt, but their ability to innovate. The crawfish boat is an example of such creativity produced by individuals deeply embedded in their culture and place. Laudun examines the larger historical and cultural trends that led to this creation. He draws from archives, oral histories, and ethnographic accounts. In order to understand the nature of their craft and their imaginations, Laudun then turns to a closer examination of the shops and sheds where these boatwrights labor. While the lives of artists and scientists have been examined for what they tell us about innovation, in The Amazing Crawfish Boat the author seeks to address creativity as part of a larger cultural complex of ideas and behaviors. The Louisiana prairies are populated not just by Cajuns but also by Germans. As these groups settled they developed the complex mix of folk cultures that underlies a variety of traditions that are now seen as native to the area. Only through the diversity of the community and environment can the reader understand the importance of creativity in a setting where innovations might not be expected to flourish"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Crayfish culture $z Louisiana $x History. 650 0 $a Crayfish $z Louisiana $x History. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fisheries & Aquaculture. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 650 7 $a Crayfish. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00882308 650 7 $a Crayfish culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00882324 651 7 $a Louisiana. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01207035 776 08 $i Online version: $a Laudun, John, author. $t Amazing crawfish boat $d Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, 2016 $z 9781496804211 $w (DLC) 2015039716 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826050639.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1A6011406B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search