For hundreds of years the people of Virginia’s Tangier Island have built their lives—and a one-of-a-kind community—around what they’ve been able to harvest from the water. Now the sea threatens to take it all back.

Earl Swift's book titled "Chesapeake Requiem", further chronicles his year living with the watermen of Tangier Island. You can learn more about his book at earlswift.com.

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