The time the waters rose : & stories of the Gulf Coast /

"Writer Paul Ruffin celebrates the mysteries of the sea in the short story collection The Time the Waters Rose. From shrimp boat captains to shipyard workers, Ruffin's characters are men who drink, swear, fight, and sometimes kill, but what unifies them is that all-embracing magic of the G...

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Main Author: Ruffin, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Time the Waters Rose & Stories of the Gulf Coast; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; The Time the Waters Rose; Devilfish; The Hands of John Merchant; Islands, Women, and God; Mystery in the Surf at Petit Bois; The Drag Queen and the Southern Cross; Excerpt from Pompeii Man; Cleo.