The Watermen: Selections From Chesapeake

Showcasing the evocative artwork created by John Moll for this special edition, James A. Michener?? The Watermen is a unique tribute to the adventurous seafarers of the Chesapeake Bay. Excerpted from the Pulitzer Prize??inning author?? 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?? favorite storytellers. Praise for Chesapeake ??nother of James Michener?? great mines of narrative, character and lore.??€?he Wall Street Journal ??A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book.??€?he Atlanta Journal-Constitution ??ichener?? most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope.??€?he Philadelphia Inquirer ??agnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that is enthusiastically passed from friend to friend.??€?ssociated Press

• | Author: James A. Michener
• | Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
• | Publication Date: Apr 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0812986849
• | ISBN-13: 9780812986846