{"product_id":"beautiful-swimmers-watermen-crabs-and-the-chesapeake-bay-paperback","title":"Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam W. Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by), \u003cb\u003eJohn Barth\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eWilliam W. Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the Atlantic blue crab and the people of the Chesapeake Bay who have depended on it for generations.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Swimmers\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cb\u003e\"This is a book of rare grace and meditation, one that ranges from adventure to zoology, with no small measure of mystery and history.\" --\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Swimmers\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderful to read and a distinguished addition to our literature.\" --Larry McMurtry \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam W. Warner (1920-2008) won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1977 for \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Swimmers\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a longtime administrator for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and his writing appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63161455247709,"sku":"9780316923354","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/blZaWHBEREtEbGpocUZ2d3NPa2lrUT09.webp?v=1768928780","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/beautiful-swimmers-watermen-crabs-and-the-chesapeake-bay-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}