Winner ⢠Pulitzer Prize for History
Winner ⢠Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
Finalist ⢠National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, NPR, Library Journal, and gCaptain
Booklist Editorsâ Choice (History)
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
In this âcri de coeur about the Gulfâs environmental ruinâ (New York Times), âDavis has written a beautiful homage to a neglected seaâ (front page, New York Times Book Review).
Hailed as a ânonfiction epic . . . in the tradition of Jared Diamondâs best-seller Collapse, and Simon Winchesterâs Atlanticâ (Dallas Morning News), Jack E. Davisâs The Gulf is âby turns informative, lyrical, inspiring and chilling for anyone who cares about the future of âAmericaâs Seaâ â (Wall Street Journal). Illuminating Americaâs political and economic relationship with the environment from the age of the conquistadors to the present, Davis demonstrates how the Gulfâs fruitful ecosystems and exceptional beauty empowered a growing nation. Filled with vivid, untold stories from the sportfish that launched Gulfside vacationing to Hollywoodâs role in the countryâs first offshore oil wells, this âvast and welltold story shows how we made the Gulf . . . [into] a ânational sacrifice zoneâ â (Bill McKibben). The first and only study of its kind, The Gulf offers âa unique and illuminating history of the American Southern coast and sea as it should be writtenâ (Edward O. Wilson). 26 illustrationsCategories:
- Science & Math
- Nature & Ecology
- Ecosystems
- Coastal
- Ecosystems
- Nature & Ecology
Publisher : Liveright
Author : Davis, Jack E.
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2018-03-20
Number Of Pages : 608
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1631494023
ISBN-13 : 9781631494024
Item weight : 1.05 lb
Dimensions : 1.8 in x 5.4 in x 8.2 in
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