Swamp Rat: The Story of Dixie's Nutria Invasion

by Theodore G. Manno

Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroying the environmentally and economically important wetlands along the Gulf Coast. In this definitive book on "swamp rats," Manno vividly recounts western expansion and the explosion of the American fur industry. Then he details an apocalyptic turn--to replace an overhunted beaver population in North America,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496811941
• ISBN13: 9781496811943
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"