Buzzards Bay (Paperback): A Journey of Discovery

by Daniel Sheldon Lee

Book Overview

Environmentalist explores one of the last pristine bays on the East Coast, interviewing scientists and other authorities and blending personal experiences. Contents include Native Americans, Birds,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933212020
• ISBN13: 9781933212029
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Commonwealth Editions
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Buzzards Bay

I read Daniel's book while vacationing at Wood's Hole , Mass. I found it to be well written and thooroughly enjoyable. Thank you Daniel.

Mr. Lee Brings a Coastal Community to Life

I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Lee's book. He has seamlessly melded the figures and facts of the flora, fauna, aquatic creatures, people and history of the Buzzards Bay region with stories, essays and reflections that reveal Dan's intimate knowledge of and obvious love and respect for the land and it's people. The characters and landscapes are painted in such a way that the vignettes of people and places often read like a great peice of fiction. Dan's ability to introduce the reader to and bring the sights, sounds, smells, feelings and images of Buzzards Bay to life is astonishing. Anyone who has interest in any coastal community will enjoy Dan's insights and the artistry of his writing.

A True Discovery Book!

Buzzards Bay, A Journey of Discovery by Daniel Sheldon Lee July 2004 A thoroughly researched account of what the author learned, knows, and experienced about the environment and history of the Buzzards Bay area. This book is of great interest to anyone in or near the area and to anyone who wants to learn more about environmental issues surrounding not just Buzzard's Bay but the ocean, and its waterfronts especially bays or inlets. The book includes information and intellectual discussion of the Bay's history, birds, plants, aquaculture and many related and similar subjects. It covers all of the Buzzards Bay area and coastline from the Cape side to New Bedford and beyond on the West. A great read whether you are interested in this area or anything like it. The book is not just academic discussions but is balanced with stories including some remarkable research visits. Many enjoyable first hand experiences about the author'sboyhood including his ancestors are delightfully and dramatically described. It is full of engaging recollections of people he interviewed and met in his life. The environmental concerns are thoroughly researched and described with balanced informative views and little if any extreme positions. The book and its stories go a long way towards helping to keep Buzzards Bayalive and well.

A Journey Worth Taking

Through a skillful weaving of personal experiences, stories and facts, Daniel Lee reveals the delicate eco-system that is Buzzard's Bay with a richness and depth that is rarely found in a nonfiction book. Mr. Lee is a masterful story teller and I found myself quickly falling into step with him as he explored the past, examined the present and contemplated the future of his beloved Buzzard's Bay. By the end of the book, I found that I was no longer on Mr. Lee's journey, but on my own journey of discovery. Being a non-fiction work, it is considerably more than a collection of vignettes and anecdotes; it is also an accurate and detailed depiction of the current state of the land, the water and the animals and fish who inhabit the area. The book does not preach -- so I won't either -- but just simply lays out the facts. The reader is left to draw his/her own conclusions of what the future might hold for the Bay and any land, for that matter, that the reader holds dear.I read the book beginning from Chapter 1 through to the end, but it lends itself to "skipping around" and reading chapters in the reader's order of interest. This is a good "summer" read. Enjoy!