Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780316923262ISBN:0316923265
Description: Good. Cover wear with scuffing to edges. Creases to cover. Age toning. Tiny tear on spine. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140044058ISBN:0140044051
Description: Good. 214-X-Add 187-X Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780316923354ISBN:0316923354
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140044058ISBN:0140044051
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
"This was my second reading of the book.....it's a little dry, but it gives a nice perspective of the life of watermen on the Eastern Shore. I got more out of it this time because I have been to Crisfield (a few times) and Smith Island, I have received samples from some of these watermen in the past, and I have been working on diseases in the blue crab....."
"Both my parents loooove this book so I decided to give it a try. In the tradition of John McPhee (who I myself am crazy about) Warner enlightens the reader on a subject that few people think of regularly, but once you read about it you notice it everywhere. I finally looked at the crab in the grocery store and tried to figure out where it came from; and I also can't blame them for charging so much for it (especially so far away, here in Chicago!) Since it was written in the mid-70's, I was constantly thinking "that isn't relevant today" or "that number must have changed in the last 30 years" but I haven't actually made myself look anything up as of yet. Maybe if I had loved the book more I would have. Overall, I found it to be an enjoyable read - more so when there were people involved than when it was strictly scientific or statistical. In that sense it kind of came and went for me, much like high tides, or the yearly crab population - sometimes my interest was plentiful, sometimes it was lacking. But I can see why my parents loved it."
"pleasant book. Great to read while camping or on the beach. Lots of information about the different ways crabs are caught. John McPhee reportage - NOT Annie Dillard nature-as-metaphor-for-something-else writing.
2 things I learned.
The retail markup on crabs is absurb; the crabmen work very hard for not much money - even in 1973 dollars.
hard shell crabs and soft shell crabs are the same species, though I never did learn what was so special about soft shell crabs."
"One of my favorite books of all time. I later went to most of the small towns and places he mentions in the book. I felt like I had already been there. Probably the best non-fiction book I have ever read."
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