A deeply moving and well-reported book." (BETH MACY, New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Truevine)“A provocative and respectful study of a culture that may soon be lost.” (Esquire, “The Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 (So Far)”)“Swift paints vivid portraits of both the natural environment and the individuals and institutions of this close-knit community. … In Chesapeake Requiem, Swift does what only the best environmental writers can do.” (Christian Science Monitor (A Best Book of the Year))"America is about to learn what Virginians have known for decades-Earl Swift can flat-out write.
Fantastic.” (Outside (A Best Book of the Year))“A masterful narrative of place, people, and nature, supported by the best sort of on-the-ground journalism.
With Chesapeake Requiem, his gift is on fine display. Here is a big story about a small place, a canary-in-the-coalmine tale that’s sad and beautiful, haunting and true.” ( HAMPTON SIDES, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice)“In a gripping, 400-page tome, Swift gracefully outlines the harsh inevitability of global warming and how the people on its front lines try to keep living their lives in its face. … The definitive account of what once was and of what will soon be no more.” ( Washington Post (A Notable Book of the Year))“Earl Swift has long shown a talent for locating the big and poignant stories that lay hidden in plain sight within the day-to-day lives of unsung Americans. … Earl Swift masterfully reveals Tangier as it is. … Intimate, meticulously reported and captivating. Carter, Bloomberg)“ sweeping historical narrative. … A model for what serious reportage should be.” ( Stephen L. … I can’t remember a book in recent years that taught me quite so much. Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
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