num_pages: 304
description: Combines a natural history of the Atlantic blue crab with an historical and ecological study of Chesapeake Bay and a chronicle of the commercial crabber's year
language: English
title: Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
titlecomplete: Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay
genres: American, Animals, Nature, Natural History, Environment, Science, Nonfiction, Science Nature, Travel, History
ratings_count: 1365
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little Brown & Co