Lavishly illustrated with pen & ink drawings, The Conch Book tells the life story of the beautiful pink-lipped shellfish that is a staple of West Indian cuisine. History, mariculture, Bahamian conching techniques, cleaning and cooking the conch are all included.
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THE CONCH BOOK is guaranteed to make an honorary conchologist out of anyone - and whet your taste for the mollusk. -- Islands Magazine, November, December 1996
This sumptuously illustrated and exhaustively researched book tells you everything you'll ever need to know about the Queen Conch. -- The Caribbean Compass, January, 2000
This sumptuously illustrated and exhaustively researched book tells you everything you'll ever need to know about the Queen Conch. -- The Caribbean Compass, January, 2000
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A thoroughly researched book which gives a complete picture of the role this fascinating shellfish has played in history, and still plays today wherever it occurs. Sketches of the Bahamian fishery are especially appealing.
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IN THE BLUE-GREEN SHALLOWS, THE GREAT CONCH MOVES SLOWLY, HUMPING HERSELF ALONG BY EXTENDING HER FOOT AND DIGGING HER POINTED SICKLE-SHAPED OPERCULUM INTO THE SAND. Read the first page New!
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IN THE BLUE-GREEN SHALLOWS, THE GREAT CONCH MOVES SLOWLY, HUMPING HERSELF ALONG BY EXTENDING HER FOOT AND DIGGING HER POINTED SICKLE-SHAPED OPERCULUM INTO THE SAND. Read the first page New!
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