The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores
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Book Overview
The Windward Road , published in 1956, made history. When Archie Carr began to rove the Caribbean to write about sea turtles, he saw that their numbers were dwindling. Out of this appeal to save them... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813006392
ISBN13:9780813006390
Release Date:March 1980
Publisher:University Press of Florida
Length:277 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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The Windward Road leads the way
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Archie Carr rates with Rachel Carson as the real pathfinder for environmental consciousness. In addition to his impeccable scientific credentials, he is a wonderful writer. For people who live in the North, nothing combats the mid-winter blues better than spending an hour or two with Archie Carr along the Windward road
Excellent Account of Science in Action
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This was probably the first piece of scientific "field-study" literature I've ever read, and i would consider it a must-read for anyone in the biological or environmental fields. Carr does an excellent job of portraying a contrast in cultures and simultaneously gives the reader an incredible understanding of the natural climate of the regions he visits as well. His writing style and content both keep the reader engaged, and years after my first read of it, I find myself coming back to the work to read through various sections from time to time. As a young conservation ecologist, this, along with Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac, constitutes my professional bible.
A delightful book by a wonderful naturalist
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Archie Carr was the Godfather of modern sea-turtle biology and an outspoken advocate of turtle conservation who did more than anyone else to bring our attention to these creatures. The Windward Road is a masterpiece of Natural History writing, capturing a magical moment in time as Carr delves into the secret lives of the great green turtles and takes us with him on journeys to Caribbean islands as yet largely unspoiled by the wave of development that was to come. Anyone interested in conservation biology or with a love of a good yarn should get hold of this book, sink back and hear the trade winds blow -and then get out of your chair & do something to carry on the struggle that Carr waged for so long to preserve turtles and their habitats. This is a book that you will come back to repeatedly & pass on to friends and students with enthusiasm.
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