* The Devil in the Delta: The Conflicted War Between the Army Engineers and the Mississippi (2010)
* Mississippi Blues Country (2014)
* They Went Left: Two Families, Their Journey from Slavery to Freedom, and Their Reunion After 150 Years (2023)
Articles and Essays:
* "The River Returns" (2006)
* "The Great Flood of 1927" (2007)
* "The Yazoo Blues: A Tale of Two Deluge" (2008)
* "The Delta's Disappearing Wetlands: A Man-Made Problem" (2009)
* "The Mississippi Delta: A Cradle of American Blues" (2011)
* "The Mississippi River: A Force of Nature and History" (2012)
* "The Blues and the Civil Rights Movement" (2013)
* "The Delta Blues: A Music of Resilience and Hope" (2015)
* "The Mississippi River: A Changing Ecosystem" (2017)
* "The Mississippi Delta: A Place of Beauty and Struggle" (2020)