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Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay
Beautiful Swimmers Watermen Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
Author: William W. Warner
The Pulitzer prize-winning book about the pugnacious, succulent Atlantic blue crab and its home waters, the saltwater marshes and shoals of the Chesapeake Bay.
ISBN-13: 9780140170047
ISBN-10: 0140170049
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Bootsie avatar reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Anyone, no matter where they live can love this book. Even though I am from Maryland, I never really understood the watermen, the way of life of the people and the critters, or the economy of the area. Beautiful Swimmers is really a beautiful little book.
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reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 23 more book reviews
...a reader's treat. - Time
reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 27 more book reviews
Obtained book because it was recommended as a resource for information on blue crabs. It is not all that informative and tends to wander off on tangents with a lot of historical lore thrown in. It was not exactly what I was looking for.
reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 3352 more book reviews
Written in 1970s and is now a classic. Interesting reading, very real insight into an interesting part of the USA.
quilty45 avatar reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 100 more book reviews
Wonderful, wonderful book! It's an older book, 1982, but it is the story of the blue crab, the Chespeake Bay, and a way of life that is all but gone.
Alameda avatar reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 336 more book reviews
Full Title is: Beautiful Swimmers (Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay)- about the pugnacious, succulent Atlantic blue crab and its environment. The people who inhabit that environment, their customs, places, and ways. Very detailed, very informative.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
reviewed Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay on + 20 more book reviews
This book takes you into the lives of everyday people who fish crab on the Chesapeake. It is a funny, warm and fascinating look at at a quickly disappearing niche in a nation preoccupied with rush hour and the latest technology.Illustrated with beautiful black and white drawings.

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