{"product_id":"the-watermen-selections-from-chesapeake-9780812986846","title":"The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake","description":"Showcasing the evocative artwork created by John Moll for this special edition, James A. Michener's \u003ci\u003eThe Watermen \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique tribute to the adventurous seafarers of the Chesapeake Bay. Excerpted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's classic \u003ci\u003eChesapeake, \u003c\/i\u003ethis enthralling novel has a unity and a spirit all its own, telling the story of the bay and its wildlife, but especially of the watermen, from their favorite pastimes to their rivalries in hunting, oystering, racing, and fighting. Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly conceived, \u003ci\u003eThe Watermen \u003c\/i\u003eis a narrative and visual feast from one of America's favorite storytellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eChesapeake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that is enthusiastically passed from friend to friend.\"\u003cb\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812986846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"James A. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935538843829,"sku":"9780812986846","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1b89f0e3-97c2-42ad-b9fd-407c941c1c06.jpg?v=1688488937","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-watermen-selections-from-chesapeake-9780812986846","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}