“Females also respond to the decisive northwest blow, although not so precisely. Many of the sooks will already be close to their destination at the Bay's lowest reaches. But equal numbers may still be moving slowly along their migration route. The blow that rings down the curtain on autumn's delights will send them scurrying south in double time.”
Warner’s delightful account: a natural history of the Atlantic blue crab; a study of the Chesapeake Bay—its history, its winds and tides, its gradations of depth, temperature, and salinity; and a colorful account of the watermen who make their living pursuing the blue crab.
Author: William W. Warner
Title: Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
Edition: First Edition, third printing
Published: Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1976
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 304p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket (price-clipped) with light rubbing and waviness to surfaces and toning—in new dust jacket cover. Boards and spine very clean with mild bumping to corners and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned. Inscription on half-title page.
Comments: Handsome copy
