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History Matters: Atchafalaya Basin

Red River Radio | By Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Published November 19, 2019 at 7:45 AM CST
Atchafalaya Basin by Reverend Charley Photography
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Atchafalaya Basin
Dr. Gary Joiner
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Dr. Gary Joiner

Airs Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. Commentator Gary Joiner takes a look at the Atchafalaya Basin, a treasure of Louisiana, and the mysteries and history of the basin.
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Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Gary Joiner is a cartographer and an associate professor of history at LSU in Shreveport. He is the author or editor of 12 books including “Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862,” “One Damn Blunder From Beginning to End: The Red River Campaign in 1864,” “Through the Howling Wilderness: The Red River Campaign and Union Failure in 1864,” “Red River Steamboats,” and “Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: Mississippi Squadron.”
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