The Windward Road

The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores, was written by Archie Carr and originally published in 1956.[1] It is an account of Dr. Carr's travels around the Caribbean to study sea turtles and their migratory and behavior patterns,[2] especially Kemp's ridley, a species about which little was known at the time.[3] This book led to the formation of The Brotherhood of the Green Turtle, which later became the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, and is now known as the Sea Turtle Conservancy.[3][4] It was awarded the 1957 John Burroughs Medal[5] for nature writing, which is awarded annually by the American Museum of Natural History. The chapter entitled "The Black Beach", originally published in Mademoiselle, won a 1956 O. Henry Award.[4][6]

The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores
AuthorArchie Carr
CountryUnited States
GenreNon-fiction; Nature Writing; Science Writing
Publication date
1956, by Knopf (US)
1957, by Robert Hale (UK)
Pages277
ISBN978-0-8130-0639-0

References
  1. The University of Florida Press, http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=CARRXS79
  2. This Goodly Land Author Information for Archie Fairly Carr, Jr.
  3. Marine Turtle Newsletter, Book Review, http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn15/mtn15p10.shtml
  4. The Sea Turtle Conservancy: Archie Carr Tribute, http://www.conserveturtles.org/about.php?page=carr
  5. John Burroughs Medal Award List, http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html
  6. Random House Winners List: 1919-2000, http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0900/winners1919.html


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