Reviews
"[A] deeply researched, thorough, and hopeful examination of how the island has been shaped by man and nature over time--and how we might best think about preserving it."-- Boston Globe "Lush and handsome, both exhaustive in its exploration of the island's natural landscape and profoundly considerate of the human impact--past, present and future--upon that landscape."--Alexandra Styron, Wall Street Journal "A comprehensive look at the natural history of the Island."-- Martha's Vineyard Times "Foster . . . brings his insight from his life-long work to this volume."-- Choice "A rich and compelling collection of maps and photographs, charts and graphs, science and local stories that provide a new perspective on the singular and iconic island, its past and present, and in the offing, its future."-- Martha's Vineyard Magazine "A fascinating study of the Vineyard's history, ecology and development."-- Cape Cod Times "Opening this book is like opening a vault filled with discoveries about the natural and human history of a magnificent island. David Foster has created an important and unique work, a journey through time, about the creation and future of a magical place."--Jeff Fager, Executive Producer, 60 Minutes "David Foster has created what is indisputably the most important volume about Martha's Vineyard ever written."--Paul Schneider, editor of Martha's Vineyard Magazine and author of The Enduring Shore, A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket "Even for those of us who do not live on the island, the idea of Martha's Vineyard--people living in harmony with natural beauty--inspires. David Foster shows us how this waking dream is threatened, but also offers hope that the Vineyard can still offer an example of peaceful co-existence and kinship between humans and the rest of nature. A beautiful book." -- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle "This book is a masterwork that uses one small island to share the news of thousands of years of relations among people, land, and sea. Intimate and global as well as a history, almanac, atlas, and handy reference, A Meeting of Land and Sea is natural history that reads like a novel. It is an epic in which to wander for hours." -- Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University "It is remarkable in the breadth of material woven together into that history. . . . The manuscript is a tour de force."--Charles D. Canham, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, "[A] deeply researched, thorough, and hopeful examination of how the island has been shaped by man and nature over time--and how we might best think about preserving it."-- Boston Globe "Lush and handsome, both exhaustive in its exploration of the island's natural landscape and profoundly considerate of the human impact--past, present and future--upon that landscape."--Alexandra Styron, Wall Street Journal "A comprehensive look at the natural history of the Island."-- Martha's Vineyard Times "Foster . . . brings his insight from his life-long work to this volume."-- Choice "A rich and compelling collection of maps and photographs, charts and graphs, science and local stories that provide a new perspective on the singular and iconic island, its past and present, and in the offing, its future."-- Martha's Vineyard Magazine "A fascinating study of the Vineyard's history, ecology and development."-- Cape Cod Times Won the 2018 Prose Award in Environmental Science "Opening this book is like opening a vault filled with discoveries about the natural and human history of a magnificent island. David Foster has created an important and unique work, a journey through time, about the creation and future of a magical place."--Jeff Fager, Executive Producer, 60 Minutes "David Foster has created what is indisputably the most important volume about Martha's Vineyard ever written."--Paul Schneider, editor of Martha's Vineyard Magazine and author of The Enduring Shore, A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket "Even for those of us who do not live on the island, the idea of Martha's Vineyard--people living in harmony with natural beauty--inspires. David Foster shows us how this waking dream is threatened, but also offers hope that the Vineyard can still offer an example of peaceful co-existence and kinship between humans and the rest of nature. A beautiful book." -- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle "This book is a masterwork that uses one small island to share the news of thousands of years of relations among people, land, and sea. Intimate and global as well as a history, almanac, atlas, and handy reference, A Meeting of Land and Sea is natural history that reads like a novel. It is an epic in which to wander for hours." -- Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University "It is remarkable in the breadth of material woven together into that history. . . . The manuscript is a tour de force."--Charles D. Canham, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, "[A] deeply researched, thorough, and hopeful examination of how the island has been shaped by man and nature over time--and how we might best think about preserving it."-- Boston Globe "Lush and handsome, both exhaustive in its exploration of the island's natural landscape and profoundly considerate of the human impact--past, present and future--upon that landscape."--Alexandra Styron, Wall Street Journal "A comprehensive look at the natural history of the Island."-- Martha's Vineyard Times "Foster . . . brings his insight from his life-long work to this volume."-- Choice "A rich and compelling collection of maps and photographs, charts and graphs, science and local stories that provide a new perspective on the singular and iconic island, its past and present, and in the offing, its future."-- Martha's Vineyard Magazine "A fascinating study of the Vineyard's history, ecology and development."-- Cape Cod Times "From his years of first-hand observations and thorough research, in combination with an exceptional ability for making what he has to say clear and compelling, David R. Foster has given us not only a different way of looking at the landscape and history of Martha's Vineyard, but also at history and our human settings overall--and the inevitable influences of the past on the future. All in all, with its superb maps and marvelous photographs, A Meeting of Land and Sea is a stunning achievement."--David McCullough "Opening this book is like opening a vault filled with discoveries about the natural and human history of a magnificent island. David Foster has created an important and unique work, a journey through time, about the creation and future of a magical place."--Jeff Fager, Executive Producer, 60 Minutes "David Foster has created what is indisputably the most important volume about Martha's Vineyard ever written."--Paul Schneider, editor of Martha's Vineyard Magazine and author of The Enduring Shore, A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket "Even for those of us who do not live on the island, the idea of Martha's Vineyard--people living in harmony with natural beauty--inspires. David Foster shows us how this waking dream is threatened, but also offers hope that the Vineyard can still offer an example of peaceful co-existence and kinship between humans and the rest of nature. A beautiful book." -- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle "This book is a masterwork that uses one small island to share the news of thousands of years of relations among people, land, and sea. Intimate and global as well as a history, almanac, atlas, and handy reference, A Meeting of Land and Sea is natural history that reads like a novel. It is an epic in which to wander for hours." -- Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, "A rich and compelling collection of maps and photographs, charts and graphs, science and local stories that provide a new perspective on the singular and iconic island, its past and present, and in the offing, its future."-- Martha's Vineyard Magazine, "[A] deeply researched, thorough, and hopeful examination of how the island has been shaped by man and nature over time -- and how we might best think about preserving it."-- Boston Globe, "Opening this book is like opening a vault filled with discoveries about the natural and human history of a magnificent island. David Foster has created an important and unique work, a journey through time, about the creation and future of a magical place."--Jeff Fager, Executive Producer, 60 Minutes "David Foster has created what is indisputably the most important volume about Martha's Vineyard ever written."--Paul Schneider, editor of Martha's Vineyard Magazine and author of The Enduring Shore, A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket "Even for those of us who do not live on the island, the idea of Martha's Vineyard--people living in harmony with natural beauty--inspires. David Foster shows us how this waking dream is threatened, but also offers hope that the Vineyard can still offer an example of peaceful co-existence and kinship between humans and the rest of nature. A beautiful book." -- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle "This book is a masterwork that uses one small island to share the news of thousands of years of relations among people, land, and sea. Intimate and global as well as a history, almanac, atlas, and handy reference, A Meeting of Land and Sea is natural history that reads like a novel. It is an epic in which to wander for hours."--Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University "It is remarkable in the breadth of material woven together into that history. . . . The manuscript is a tour de force."--Charles D. Canham, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, "Lush and handsome, both exhaustive in its exploration of the island's natural landscape and profoundly considerate of the human impact--past, present and future--upon that landscape."--Alexandra Styron, Wall Street Journal
