Cumberland Island is the site of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's 1996 wedding, which thrust Georgia's southernmost barrier island into the national spotlight. The island is now profiled by an award-winning environmental writer in this history of what "Town & Country" describes as a paradise where "time seems to have stood still." Photos.
Cumberland Island is the site of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's 1996 wedding, which thrust Georgia's southernmost barrier island into the...
The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast--its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.
Focusing on areas from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles Seabrook examines the ecological importance of the salt marsh, calling it "a biological factory without equal." Twice-daily tides carry in a supply of nutrients that nourish vast meadows of spartina (Spartina alterniflora)--a crucial habitat for creatures ranging from tiny marine...
The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast--its natural history, its people and their way of life, ...
