| Book Review | Environmental History, 12.1

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Book Review

Fishing for Gold: The Story of Alabama's Catfish Industry. By Karni R. Perez. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xv+263 pp. Bibliographical references, index. Paper $22.95.

Over the past forty years, the channel catfish became increasingly associated with the American South's popular culture, particularly in areas related to foodways and recreation. The species' ascendancy from its demure standing in the region's folk culture to its more sweeping acceptance as a dietary staple is broadly attributable to the rise in southern states—principally Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia—of catfish farming. It is a largely untold story, one rooted in agricultural areas seeking to economically diversify amidst the challenges confronting rural communities in post-World War II America.

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