Coming to Pass
Florida's Coastal Islands in a Gulf of Change
by Susan Cerulean
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Pub Date Apr 15 2015 | Archive Date Apr 01 2015
Description
Coming to Pass tells the story of a little-developed necklace of northern Gulf Coast islands. Both a field guide to a beloved and impermanent Florida landscape and a call for its protection, Susan Cerulean’s memoir chronicles the uniquely beautiful coast as it once was, as it is now, and as it may be as the sea level rises.
For decades, Cerulean has kayaked, hiked, and counted birds on and around Dog, the St. Georges, and St. Vincent Islands with family and friends. She has collected scallops, snorkeled over a fallen lighthouse a mile offshore, and cast nets and fishing lines into cyclical runs of mullet and shrimp.
Like most people, she didn’t know how the islands had come to be or understand the large-scale change coming to the coast. With her husband, oceanographer Jeff Chanton, she studied the genesis of the coast and its inextricable link to the Apalachicola River. She interviewed scientists as they tracked and tallied magnificent and dwindling sea turtles, snowy white beach mice, and endangered plants. Illustrated with images from prizewinning nature photographer David Moynahan, Coming to Pass is the culmination of Cerulean’s explorations and a reflection of our spiritual relationship and responsibilities to the world that holds us.
Advance Praise
“In Coming to Pass, Susan Cerulean shows
us the Florida coastal system with passion and insight. But she also
has a lovely presence on the page—the kind of which I never tire. It’s
easy to see why she so loves that landscape and seascape, because she
brings them so alive.”
—Jan DeBlieu, author of Wind: How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land, winner of the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished natural history writing
“Sad, hopeful, earthly. Sue Cerulean’s memories of sea and shore touch
off a range of emotions. The eloquence of her words enthralls, and we
should heed them. They belong to an unassailable voice that has long
called for honoring life that gives us ours. Hers is the voice of our
time and destiny.”
—Jack E. Davis, author of An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780820347653 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Cerulean takes readers inside the real Florida, her own little piece of heaven on northern Florida’s Gulf coast. She introduces the plants, animals, insects and people who have called this area home for the last few hundred years and explains the changes the area is going through due to climate change, overcrowding, loss of habitat and overfishing. The writing is never preachy or accusatory, and Cerulean blends information with stories of the trips she and her husband take to enjoy the natural beauty of the area. If you think Florida is nothing more than theme parks and spring break parties, think again. Cerulean introduces readers to the real Florida, a land of fierce natural beauty that is in danger of disappearing forever.
Cozy Book R, Reviewer
For all of us that are advocates of the sea and its protection, I highly recommend this book. .It is a glimpse into the history, development and lore of the area. The protection of the oceans are our responsibility and the author and her husband beautifully write of their own experiences, knowledge and care of the area that is needed to sustain it as it is today. For all ocean advocates and ocean lovers this is a must read book. . Highly recommended.
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