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Waterways

<DIV><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>Eat, pray, love, sail—Journeys through the salt marsh</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“About as smart and lovely a maritime log as one could wish for! Frick-Ruppert dramatizes the rigors and wonders of sailing our southern coast with great flair and a sense of adventure. As a careful, lyrical observer of natural beauty and diversity, she proves herself a true literary heir to Rachel Carson. A fine, important book, and a boat not to be missed.”—Bland Simpson, coauthor of <I>The Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Rich in history and natural history, <I>Waterways</i> is also an elegant travel narrative.”—Margaret Brown, author of <I>The Wild East</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">When Jennifer Frick-Ruppert and her husband set sail for the first time in their newly purchased 37-foot sailboat, they were hoping to leave colder climes behind, learn something about sailing, and get away from the daily grind. What they didn’t expect was that nature would become a partner in their journey and a main character in their story, not simply a backdrop for their adventure.<br><BR>In <I>Waterways</i>, Frick-Ruppert sails <I>Velella</i>—named after a jellyfish with a sail—down the southeastern coast of the United States, from Charleston, South Carolina, to Palm Beach, Florida, and across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. Aboard ship, we are taken into an enchanting world of coastal animals that few ever experience. From the gleaming decks, Frick-Ruppert shows us the wriggling spines of sand dollars, fiddler crabs making their mechanical noises, and bioluminescent flashes of plankton in the Gulf Stream. She leads us into brackish estuaries and the blue open ocean, explaining with the insight of a biologist and the grace of a philosopher the marvelous natural world unfolding before <I>Velella</i>’s prow. <BR><BR>Combining insights from ecology and sailing, Frick-Ruppert blends travel narrative and nature writing to delight and educate. She invites us to meditate with her on the relationship between ourselves and our surroundings. More than just a memoir of learning to sail, <I>Waterways</i> is a book about the relationships between humans and nature, land and sea, learning to sail and learning to see.</p></div>
 

  Autore: Frick-ruppert Jennifer  
  Editore: Univ Pr of Florida  
  Isbn: 081304994  
  EAN : 9780813049946  
  Data pub. 13 May 14  
  Collana: Univ Pr of Florida (Hardcover)  
  Classificazione:NATURE  
  Pagine: 211  
  Prezzo: € 18,10  







 
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