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Chesapeake Requiem

a Year With the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
Jan 28, 2019kpelish rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The author lived for over a year on the insular and climate change-threatened Tangier Island. He gained the residents' trust, documenting the unique culture, the disappearing land, and crabbing, the primary and sometimes unreliable livelihood. If you like American history, wonder what an island community and all the inter-relationships are like (including some contentious ones with federal agencies or newcomers), or are willing to ponder how we're going to decide which climate change-affected communities to save, this is a well-written tale of a fight for survival alongside a deeply conservative, religious mindset.