A wonderful book indeed, Jon--surely one of the finest ever written about the Chesapeake region and the natural world that shapes and sustains it. Thanks for letting us know this sad news. --Jurretta Heckscher On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >William W. Warner, Chesapeake Bay Author, Dies at 88 >Source: NYT (4-30-08) > >William W. Warner, a former administrator at the Smithsonian Institution and >the author of "Beautiful Swimmers," a study of crabs and watermen in the >Chesapeake Bay, which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1977, died on >April 18 at his home in Washington. He was 88. > >The cause was complications of Alzheimer's disease, said his daughter >Alexandra Nash. > >A weekend sailor and lifelong nature enthusiast, Mr. Warner spent endless >hours on what he called the "benign and beautiful" waters of the Chesapeake >Bay, which teemed with Atlantic blue crabs and supported 9,000 full-time >watermen when he wrote "Beautiful Swimmers," a blend of history, ecology and >anthropology. >Despite its somewhat rarefied subject, the book captivated critics and >readers. > >=========== > >A wonderful book! >-- >Jon Kukla >www.JonKukla.com > >______________________________________ >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at >http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html