The reasons they voted for Trump make sense given the bureaucratic process which kept any concrete moves from being made to save Tangier. However, Swift takes the approach of humanizing the citizens of Tangier rather than alienating them like many do with Trump supporters when discussing their political affiliations. Related: REVIEW: ‘Check, Please! #Hockey’ is a sports story we need The citizens of Tangier also overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. I read the book for a class last year and was delighted by the context this novel provided to Paterson’s work.īack to the connections to Kansas, all but two Kansas counties were won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Paterson’s novel is about Sara Louise Bradshaw who lives on the fictional Chesapeake Bay island of Rass. This book also drew me back to the 1981 Newbery Medal winning book, “Jacob Have I Loved” by Katherine Paterson. Swift breaks down the jargon of crabbing in a descriptive way that even I, a person who has never eaten a crab, felt comfortable in understanding. The information on crabbing that Swift shares from his time spent on crabbing boats fascinated me. From the mapping of the island in 1608, to the foundation of its Christian establishment-Swift offers a well-grounded ethnography. Swift brings in the science over the course of the whole book, and he weaves it together with history and rich narratives.
The scientific information alone is reason to read this book, especially as Tangier is on the front line of what other coastal communities are or will experience. Swift explores those factors in great detail, looking at historical maps of the island and scientific studies to explain just what is happening and how it affects the island.
Environmental factors are threatening a way of life. Sure, western Kansas isn’t disappearing into the ocean, but aquifer depletion is a problem that’s acting in the same manner. I chose to pick up this book because it was far too easy for me to see connections to Kansas. Swift offers a compelling portrait of Tangier’s citizens as they watch rising sea levels and erosion remove surface area from their island. Tangier is a community built off of the back of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Tangier Island, Virginia is located in the Chesapeake Bay.
I usually read young adult fiction, but I decided to pick up the nonfiction book “Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island” by Earl Swift for my latest read.
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