Swamp Songs: Journeys Through Marsh, Meadow and Other Wetlands

Swamp Songs is a captivating blend of travelogue, local history, and reportage that explores the lives of people living in swamps, marshes, and wetlands around the world. It offers true stories and myths, from smugglers and runaway slaves to fishermen, shepherds, and salt-gatherers, and features tiger gods, flamingos, and floods. Tom Blass's vivid exploration of these precarious lives is a vital reappraisal and celebration of the interconnectedness between people and their environments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Swamp Songs is a captivating blend of travelogue, local history, and reportage that transports readers to various swamps, marshes, and wetlands around the world. With evocative word sketches, the book offers a vivid exploration of the precarious lives of those who have made these in-between worlds their homes. From Romney Marsh to the Danube Delta, from Cyprus to the bayous of Louisiana, and on to the Bay of Bengal, author Tom Blass traverses these landscapes, encountering smugglers, runaway slaves, fishermen, shepherds, salt-gatherers, and even tiger gods, flamingos, and floods. This exploration is a vital reappraisal and a vibrant celebration of the people and environments that are closely intertwined in these unique habitats.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408884348