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CRAB CULTURE AND LORE
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| Beautiful Swimmers William W. Warner trade paper 304 pages 0-316-92335-4 14.99 Nature enthusiasts and fans of fine writing alike will find this Pulitzer Prize-winner a timeless and enchanting study of the men who make their living in pursuit of the blue crab. |
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| Dancing with the Tide Mick Blackistone hardcover 266 pages 0-87033-532-4 24.95 This book takes the reader on a journey with the watermen as they harvest oysters, clams, fish and crabs, showing the serious and humorous sides of a typical day. |
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| Chesapeake Legacy: Tools and Traditions Larry S. Chowning trade paper 320 pages 9780870334689 29.95 Written by an author who appreciates the watermen’s history and culture, here is a treasure trove of tales- of fishing under sail, recipes for salting herring and cooking muskrat, and even the harvesting of human souls through baptism by immersion. |
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| Having My Say: Conversations With Chesapeake Bay Waterman Wylie “Gator” Abbott A.M. Foley trade paper 256 pages 096729472X 18.95 This entertaining biography takes the reader inside the life of Wylie Abbott, locally-renowned hunter, guide, muskrat skinner and Eastern Shore waterman. |
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| The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay John Hurt Whitehead, III hardcover 168 pages 0-87033-374-7 34.95 The life of the waterman comes alive in vibrant color photographs and accompanying text of observations and quips. |
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| The Last Waterman Glenn Lawson trade paper 210 pages 0-9620439-0-7 12.95 This regional classic recounts the true story of a Chesapeake waterman, struggling to keep a way of life his family had passed on for eleven generations. |
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