Bay Country

Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for the Outstanding Book of Nature Writing. Must reading in a city that reinvented itself by seeking itsharbor roots. --Baltimore Magazine. Mr. Horton--a Baltimore journalist who has developed a devoted but hitherto local following--ventures into a small, distinguished circle of nature writers. Fans of Aldo Leopold, John McPhee and Sigurd Olson won`t be disappointed. This is not merely a book for those who already know the Chesapeake, although they will be enchanted by Tom Horton`s vast knowledge, narrative skills and eye for detail. Like the true bay native he is, Mr. Horton uses the Chesapeake as a limitless resource from which to harvest a great bounty of observations about politics, nature, and human beings. --New York Times Book Review. Sailing down the Chesapeake in this book is bracing, for Horton is knowledgeable, thoughtful, full of wonder about the natural world and outspoken. . . . As Smith Islanders might say, it`s a `right smart` book. --Washington Post.Maryland Paperback Bookshelf. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.