The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores was written by Archie Carr and originally published in 1956.The University of Florida Press, http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=CARRXS79 It is an account of Carr's travels around the Caribbean to study sea turtles and their migratory and behavior patterns,This Goodly Land Author Information for Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. especially Kemp's ridley, a species about which little was known at the time.Marine Turtle Newsletter, Book Review, http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn15/mtn15p10.shtml 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.The Sea Turtle Conservancy: Archie Carr Tribute, http://www.conserveturtles.org/about.php?page=carr It was awarded the 1957 John Burroughs MedalJohn Burroughs Medal Award List, http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/medal_award_list.html 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.Random House Winners List: 1919-2000, http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0900/winners1919.html
The book was adapted into a 1969 episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color entitled “Solomon, the Sea Turtle” and was narrated by Sebastian Cabot.
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