Sunup to sundown: Watermen of the Chesapeake.

[ChrisS]

Picked it up, been reading. Very similar to "Beautiful swimmer".
Good book so far.

Anyone read it?

[rdbeard]

yes a few years back i read it and yes a good read for it's day. Chris and anyone else who reads in the off season ,another real good book is  The last Waterman, about 5 generations of 1 family on the lower shore , it may be more generations  but very good read.

[Hardshell Tony]

Sweet, Just finished Beautiful Swimmers and was looking for other good reads on the Chesapeake Waterman.

[Crabbyd]

Just ordered both from Amazon. Winter is coming 

[ChrisS]

I'll check it out, thanks redbeard

[SlickCam]

Add "An Island Out of Time" by Tom Horton to the list too... Good read as well

[ChrisS]

This book tells a lot about the politics of the seafood industry here in md which I thought was particularly interesting.

[Neither Crab]

Another good ,politically, informative book is Chesapeake Bay Blues. Science, politics and the struggle to save the Bay. I have read a few of Tom Horton and David Harp Books. Bay Country ,The Great Marsh, Island Out of  Time, Turning the Tide ,Chesapeake Bay of light  and The Nanticoke. These are all very good books. With David Harps photography and Tom Horton's  adventures  these books will not disappoint. Some other books  I have by other writers that are good are The Barrier Islands ,The Disappearing Islands Of The Chesapeake and   Totch  A life in the Everglades. This book is about how Totch Brown lived, fished, hunted and survived in the the Everglades before it was a park and before air conditioning. This makes the life of a Chesapeake waterman seem docile.