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Author | : Robert H. Burgess |
Publisher | : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Here is a collection of true accounts of the Chesapeake gathered from the lips and memories of the people who experienced them, from clipping files and ship registers, and from the author's own extensive collection -- people and places, shipbuilding, steamboating, oyster dredging, natural history -- the whole panoply of Bay lore.
Author | : Alice Jane Lippson |
Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM |
Total Pages | : 858 |
Release | : 2006-06-19 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0801891981 |
Download Life in the Chesapeake Bay Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“The best-written and best-illustrated guide ever about a North American tidal estuary. It is the model for all future coastal nature guides.” —Whole Earth Review Life in the Chesapeake Bay is the most important book ever published on America’s largest estuary. Since publication of the first edition in 1984, tens of thousands of naturalists, boaters, fishermen, and conservationists have relied on the book’s descriptions of the Bay’s plants, animals, and diverse habitats. Superbly illustrated and clearly written, this acclaimed guide describes hundreds of plants and animals and their habitats, from diamondback terrapins to blue crabs to hornshell snails. Now in its third edition, the book has been updated with a new gallery of thirty-nine color photographs and dozens of new species descriptions and illustrations. The new edition retains the charm of an engaging classic while adding a decade of new research. This classic guide to the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay will appeal to a variety of readers—year-round residents and summer vacationers, professional biologists and amateur scientists, conservationists and sportsmen. “Handsome, generously illustrated . . . All of the Bay’s richness is catalogued here.” —The Washington Post Book World “A story book, a field guide and a reference work, and anyone interested in fishing, ecology, or our bay should own it.” —The Baltimore Sun “The region’s quintessential field and reference guide.” —Chesapeake Life Magazine “One of the most popular, well written, and useful guides to the Chesapeake.” —Northeastern Naturalist
Author | : Jamie L.H. Goodall |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2020-02-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439669090 |
Download Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“An epic history of piracy . . . Goodall explores the role of these legendary rebels and describes the fine line between piracy and privateering.” —WYPR The story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy. From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the maritime communities of the Chesapeake Bay are intimately tied to a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder and illicit commerce raiding. Author Jamie L.H. Goodall introduces infamous men like Edward “Blackbeard” Teach and “Black Sam” Bellamy, as well as lesser-known local figures like Gus Price and Berkeley Muse, whose tales of piracy are legendary from the harbor of Baltimore to the shores of Cape Charles. “Rather than an unchanging monolith, Goodall creates a narrative filled with dynamic movement and exchange between the characters, setting, conflict, and resolution of her story. Goodall positioned this narrative to be successful on different levels.” —International Social Science Review
Author | : Howard R. Ernst |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780742523517 |
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The USA touts Chesapeake Bay as its premier environmental restoration programme, yet the Bay remains in poor condition.
Author | : Howard R. Ernst |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2009-11-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1461636752 |
Download Fight for the Bay Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this important new book on the declining health of one of America's leading environmental treasures, Howard Ernst reveals a Chesapeake bay that has become functionally dead. He argues that the Chesapeake Bay succumbed to a 'light green' environmental movement that has too often adopted a philosophy of compromise over confrontation and that has fueling a 'political dead zone' where political leaders posture but fail to make the hard decisions needed to achieve real improvement in the Bay's health. While blunt in his evaluation of past and present failures to restore the Bay, Ernst believes that there is still time to turn the restoration effort around and sets out new 'dark green' strategies to do so. In the concluding chapter, five long-time bay activists provide first-person accounts of their battles and hopes for the future. Hailed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as 'a must read for anyone concerned about environmental protection,' this challenging book provides a wake-up call for everyone concerned about the future of the Chesapeake Bay and other ecological treasures through out America.
Author | : James A. Michener |
Publisher | : Dial Press |
Total Pages | : 1026 |
Release | : 2013-12-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0812986288 |
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In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America’s Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that parallels the emergence of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man’s dream, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, pirates, planters, slaves, abolitionists, and notorious politicians, all making their way through American history in the common pursuit of freedom. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Chesapeake “Another of James Michener’s great mines of narrative, character and lore.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . An emotionally and intellectually appealing book.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Michener’s most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that is enthusiastically passed from friend to friend.”—Associated Press
Author | : Christopher P. White |
Publisher | : Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Chesapeake Bay Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book has become the definitive field guide to the Chesapeake. Flora and fauna descriptions are arranged according to the bay's nine major habitats--from freshwater wetlands to saltwater marshes. The most important field marks of more than 500 species are shown in 350 superb pen-and-ink drawings, which make this benchmark work as beautiful as it is useful. The book is designed as a user-friendly introduction to the natural history of the Chesapeake Bay. Scientific jargon is kept to a minimum. Illustrations and text are paired to present an easy-to-use primer on the estuarine system. The book takes an ecological approach to life above and below the Chesapeake's surface. Wetland and aquatic communities are emphasized.
Author | : William B. Cronin |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2005-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801874352 |
Download The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.
Author | : Jay Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-10-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780997746808 |
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Author | : David Malmquist |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2021-06-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1493051342 |
Download Chesapeake Bay Explorer's Guide Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Known for its beauty and bounty, the Chesapeake Bay stretches nearly 200 miles from the mouth of the Susquehanna River to the ocean capes of the Atlantic, its tidal waters enriching the vibrant coastal communities of both Maryland and Virginia. Chesapeake Bay Explorer’s Guide is the perfect reference for visitors who want to know more about the things they see in their visit to the famous estuary, whether they are relaxing on a beach, paddling through a saltmarsh, or watching workboats duck beneath a drawbridge. Explore more than 14,415 miles of shoreline, myriad hiking trails, and scores of wildlife preserves nestled between resort towns and other attractions. This guide provides a concise history of how the Bay was formed, and brief entries with full-color images and easy-to-read descriptions of the flora, fauna, and man-made artifacts found in and around the Bay.