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The classic Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the Atlantic blue crab and the people of the Chesapeake Bay who have depended on it for generations.
 
For decades, William Warner's exploration of the Atlantic blue crab and the Chesapeake Bay has delighted thousands of readers and become a modern American classic. Nature enthusiasts and fans of fine literature alike will find Beautiful Swimmers a timeless and enchanting study in the tradition of Rachel Carson and Annie Dillard.
 
In these pages, we are immersed not only in the world of the Chesapeake's most intriguing crustaceans, but in the winds and tides of the Bay itself and the struggles of the watermen who make their living in pursuit of the succulent, pugnacious blue crab.
 
"This is a book of rare grace and meditation, one that ranges from adventure to zoology, with no small measure of mystery and history." --Miami Herald
 
"Beautiful Swimmers is wonderful to read and a distinguished addition to our literature." --Larry McMurtry

ISBN-13

9780316923354

ISBN-10

0316923354

Weight

0.65 Pounds

Dimensions

5.45 x 1.10 x 8.30 In

List Price

$18.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

352 pages

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Published On

1994-03-21



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