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Chesapeake Requiem

Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island" by Earl Swift is a poignant and beautifully written account of a community on the brink of extinction.

Swift spent nearly two years living on Tangier Island, a tiny spit of land in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, to chronicle the lives of the watermen who make their living harvesting blue crabs.

Through vivid storytelling and intimate portraits, Swift paints a picture of a close-knit community deeply connected to the water and the land, but facing an uncertain future due to rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and the decline of the crabbing industry.

"Chesapeake Requiem" is both a love letter to a disappearing way of life and a warning about the impacts of climate change on coastal communities. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of culture, environment, and resilience.

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