The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake

Synopsis

Featuring The Evocative Artwork Created By John Moll For This Special Edition, James A. Michener's The Watermen Is A Unique Tribute To The Adventurous Seafarers Of The Chesapeake Bay. Excerpted From The Pulitzer Prize-winning Author's Classic Chesapeake, This Enthralling Novel Has A Unity And A Spirit All Its Own, Telling The Story Of The Bay And Its Wildlife, But Especially Of The Watermen, From Their Favorite Pastimes To Their Rivalries In Hunting, Oystering, Racing, And Fighting. Gorgeously Illustrated, Brilliantly Conceived, The Watermen Is A Narrative And Visual Feast From One Of America's Favorite Storytellers--page 4 Of Cover. Introduction / Steve Berry -- Foreword / James A. Michener (1979) -- The Geese -- The Storm -- The Dogs -- The Gun -- The Skipjacks -- The War -- The Warden -- Ice -- The Race -- The Turlocks. James A. Michener ; With Drawings Made For This Book By John Moll ; Introduction By Steve Berry. Reprint With New Introduction. Originally Published: New York : Random House, ©1979. A Narrative Consisting Of Excerpts From The Author's Chesapeake.