The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story
Allan Wolf, illustrated by Jose Pimienta
This nonfiction graphic novel recounts the November 20, 1980 disaster in rural Louisiana when Lake Peigneur became a vast whirlpool. It follows people connected to the lake, including fishers, a tugboat crew, mine workers, oil workers, and dogs. An underground salt mine and oil well intersected, flooding the mine and drawing lake water, barges, trees, and shoreline inward before sending material back out. The account traces the events surrounding the disaster, which caused no deaths.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
