Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay (1976) is a nonfiction book by William W. Warner about the Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs and watermen. The book takes its name from the generic name of the blue crab, Callinectes, which is Greek for "beautiful swimmer." It won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.[1] As of the time of the author’s death in 2008, the book had never been out of print. [2]
Cover of first edition, art by Consuelo Hanks | |
| Author | William W. Warner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Back Bay Books |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0-316-92326-5 |
| OCLC | 1659680 |
References
edit- ^ "Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Nonfiction" (web). pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Grimes, William (2008-04-30). "William W. Warner, Chesapeake Bay Author, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- William W. Warner. Beautiful Swimmers. The Atlantic Monthly Press and Little, Brown Books. 1976. ISBN 0-316-92326-5
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