Earl Swift
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post,NPR, Outside,Smithsonian,Bloomberg, Science Friday, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Review of Books, and Kirkus
"BEAUTIFUL, HAUNTING AND TRUE." - Hampton Sides • "GORGEOUS. A TRULY REMARKABLE BOOK." - Beth Macy...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's become a part of the landscape that we take for granted, the site of rumbling eighteen-wheelers and roadside rest stops, a familiar route for commuters and vacationing families. But during the twentieth century, the interstate highway system dramatically changed the face of our nation. These interconnected roads-over 47,000 miles of them-are man-made wonders, economic pipelines, agents of sprawl, uniquely American symbols of escape and freedom,...