| The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Archie Carr |
| Country | United States |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction; Nature Writing; Science Writing |
| Publication date | 1956, by Knopf; 1980, by University Press of Florida |
| Pages | 277 |
| ISBN | 978-0813006390 |
The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores, was written by Archie Carr and originally published in 1956.[1] It is an account of Dr. Carr's travels around the Caribbean to study sea turtles and their migratory and behavior patterns,[2] especially Kemp's Ridley, a species about which little was known at the time.[3] This book led to the formation of The Brotherhood of the Green Turtle, which later became the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, and is now known as the Sea Turtle Conservancy.[3][4] It was awarded the 1957 John Burroughs Medal[5] for nature writing, which is awarded annually by the American Museum of Natural History. The chapter entitled "The Black Beach", originally published in Mademoiselle, won a 1956 O. Henry Award.[4][6]