Beautiful Swimmers - by William W Warner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>William Warner exhibits his skill as a naturalist and as a writer in this Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the pugnacious Atlantic blue crab and of its Chesapeake Bay territory. Penguin Nature Library.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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.</b> 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 <i>Beautiful Swimmers</i> 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. <b>"This is a book of rare grace and meditation, one that ranges from adventure to zoology, with no small measure of mystery and history." --<i>Miami Herald</i></b> <b>"<i>Beautiful Swimmers</i> is wonderful to read and a distinguished addition to our literature." --Larry McMurtry </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A reader's treat.--<i><b>Time</b></i><br><br>William W. Warner's book on blue crabs is called <i>Beautiful Swimmers</i>, and beautiful is the word for it. Other words for it are elegant, moving, informative, and provocative...His book, so meticulously researched and gracefully written, is a small work of art and a large joy for the reader.--<i><b>Sports Illustrated</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>William W. Warner (1920-2008) won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1977 for <i>Beautiful Swimmers</i>. He was a longtime administrator for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and his writing appeared in the <i>Atlantic Naturalist</i> and the <i>New York Times</i>.
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