Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD FOR NATURAL HISTORY LITERATUREA FINALIST FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING A SEATTLE TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. When biologists Aaron Hirsh and Veronica Volny lead twelve college students to a remote fishing village on the Sea of Cortez they encounter a bay of dazzling beauty and richness. But as the group begins its investigations―conducting ecological and evolutionary studies of the area and its natural inhabitants; listening to the stories of local villagers; and examining the journals of conquistadors and explorers―they realize that the sea is but a ghost of what it once was.. And yet there is redemption in their difficult realization: as they find their places in a profoundly altered environment they also recognize their roles in the path ahead and ultimately come to see themselves in a new light. By turns epic and intimate Telling Our Way to the Sea is a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature―and with one another.