Margins by Mary Parker Buckles (1997, Hardcover) 
Margins by Mary Parker Buckles (1997, Hardcover)

 
Margins by Mary Parker Buckles (1997, Hardcover)

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0865475164
ISBN-13: 9780865475168
Product ID: EPID365509
Description: Buckle blends hard science with whimsical observations in this book as she travels the 110-mile-long body of water that separates Long Island from Connecticut and mainland New York.
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Synopsis
Buckle blends hard science with whimsical observations in this book as she travels the 110-mile-long body of water that separates Long Island from Connecticut and mainland New York.

Details
Publication Date:1997-05-01

Size
Height:8.8 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:18.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Twenty-four million people live within one hundred miles of Long Island Sound, the 110-mile-long body of water that separates Long Island from Connecticut and New York's mainland. Yet the land, sky, and intertidal areas that Mary Parker Buckles explores in Margins, as well as the water itself, have remained virtually uncelebrated until now. While the Sound has been endangered by pollution and development, it is far from dead, as some picture it. Buckles's inspired explorations show that, in fact, it teems with life and is well worth our attention. With a deft touch and a naturalist's keen eye, Buckles introduces herself - and us - to this stimulating environment. Blending hard science with her own often whimsical observations, she discovers the magic of shorebirds on a stopover during their semi-annual migrations and comes to appreciate the temperament of owls, the intricacy of barnacles, the crusty horseshoe crab, and the fragile osprey chick. Buckles explains what the ongoing battle over wetlands is all about and elucidates the complexities of the place she describes as "inherently sacred by virtue of being alive".

Industry Reviews
"Succeeds splendidly in making the familiar new."
New York Times Book Review - Robert Finch

"A delicate, selective, and deeply personal history of Long Island Sound."
Collier

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