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A valuable maritime perspective of the Caribbean past. . . . [The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean] reminds its readers that . . . [n]ot only humans were global in their movements and impact. --World History Connected Crawford's book is a timely reminder that the sea has long been at the center of regional debates... expertly woven narrative of a fishery in decline could be superimposed upon any community of fishers in the Caribbean today. - H-LatAm

"A compelling and insightful study of the human and nonhuman relationships that shaped the important Caribbean industry of turtling, with a focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.""--American Historical Review A great resource for teaching . . . [will appeal] to historians of all sorts; whether one is interested in transnational governance, labor and empire, or environmental change and conservation, there is a chapter for you in this book.""--Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History A valuable maritime perspective of the Caribbean past.""--World History Connected Crawford's book is a timely reminder that the sea has long been at the center of regional debates... expertly woven narrative of a fishery in decline could be superimposed upon any community of fishers in the Caribbean today.""--H-LatAm Well written and richly documented . . . [and] supported by impeccable writing and thorough historiographical research and analysis.""--New West Indian Guide"

Crawford's book is a timely reminder that the sea has long been at the center of regional debates... expertly woven narrative of a fishery in decline could be superimposed upon any community of fishers in the Caribbean today. - H-LatAm

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Sharika D. Crawford is associate professor of history at the United States Naval Academy.

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