In Casting Seaward, author, naturalist, and educator Steve Ramirez
expands beyond the geographical scope of his first two books by
traveling thousands of miles by plane, motor vehicle, boat, and
foot pursuing the native gamefish of North America's salt and
brackish water habitats. This journey includes following anadromous
fish like salmon from the ocean's depth to the shallowest
tributaries of Alaskan rivers, and following rivers and streams
from their freshwater sources to their brackish water deltas. In
the course of this journey, Ramirez explores and fishes portions of
the entire American coastline from the Northern Atlantic coast to
the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and up the Pacific coast
from California to Alaska. The entirety of this sojourn was written
while traveling through the COVID-19 pandemic, and it touches on
the lessons that challenges such as global pandemics, global
ecological and sociological disruption, and global opportunities
for positive learning and change can teach us about nature and
human nature. Most of all, Casting Seaward is a celebration of the
bounty and beauty of our water-covered planet, and a recognition of
its increasingly rarefied qualities. Each story is told in part
through the eyes of the people who have lived alongside, and come
to love, these waters and fish. Woven throughout these adventures
are the stories of the people he meets and befriends while pursuing
a mutual love of nature and the best of human nature, as the first
criterion for finding common ground. Casting Seaward is an
enthralling exploration, an insightful warning and call to action,
and an exceedingly hopeful story in an all-too-often seemingly
hopeless time. It is a story of fishing and friendship. It is a
story of humanity's impact on nature, and nature's impact on
humanity. It is our story, in this pivotal moment in the history of
humanity and the living blue planet we call home.
General
| Imprint: |
The Lyons Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| Authors: |
Steve Ramirez
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| Illustrators: |
Bob White
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| Foreword by: |
Kirk Deeter
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| Dimensions: |
231 x 164 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4930-7098-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4930-7098-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781493070985 |
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