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The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast
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Author:
Kirk Wallace Johnson
Publisher:
Viking
Date:
August 9, 2022
Johnson uncovers secrets and secures confessions to crimes that went unsolved for more than forty years. This investigation of a forgotten story ultimately leads Johnson to the doorstep of the one woman who could see clearly enough to recognize the true threat to the baysâand who now represents the fishermenâs last hope.
What The Reviewers Say
... a sprawling historical narrative with sobering connections to our current moment. Book clubs interested in nonfiction selections will find much to work with here..
Johnson weaves compelling twin tragedies into a searing narrative that details the escalating conflict between locals and Vietnamese newcomers that explodes into a deadly night in the tiny town of Seadrift in 1979, followed by Klan involvement and a lawsuit featuring Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
[Johnson's] fascinating and disturbing narrative is a winning mix of biography, true crime, and ecological study.
... scrupulously reported.
