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Document Type
Oral History
Abstract
In this recording, author Albert Watkins Key, aka Watt Key, is interviewed by Ruby Staten about his experiences spending time in the wetlands of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta for his book, Among the Swamp People. Mr. Key begins the interview describing his experiences growing up in Point Clear, Alabama, and the storytelling in his family led to his passion for writing. Mr. Key discusses the differences between the bay and the delta in relation to fishing and hunting. He considers some of the local ecological knowledge that people in the delta hold, and the tensions that can exist between federal regulations and on-the-ground experience, and discusses aspects of the culture that exists among people who frequent the delta.
Publication Date
6-5-2019
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Key, Watt and Staten, Ruby, "BBOH 004 Watt Key 6-5-2019" (2019). Blakeley Bluff Oral History Project (BBOH). 4.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/oral_hist-bboh/4