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Chesapeake
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Author : James A. Michener
language : en
Publisher: Dial Press
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Chesapeake written by James A. Michener and has been published by Dial Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Fiction categories.
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
Life In The Chesapeake Bay
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Author : Alice Jane Lippson
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2006-06-19
Life In The Chesapeake Bay written by Alice Jane Lippson and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-19 with History categories.
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.
Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake
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language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
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The Chesapeake In The Seventeenth Century
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Author : Thad W. Tate
language : en
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 1979
The Chesapeake In The Seventeenth Century written by Thad W. Tate and has been published by University of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Seventeenth-century Chesapeake involved the area of the colonies of Virginia and Maryland.
The Chesapeake House
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Author : Cary Carson
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013-03-25
The Chesapeake House written by Cary Carson and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-25 with Architecture categories.
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region. Its painstaking work has transformed our understanding of building practices in the colonial and early national periods and thereby greatly enriched the experience of visiting historic sites. In this beautifully illustrated volume, a team of historians, curators, and conservators draw on their far-reaching knowledge of historic structures in Virginia and Maryland to illuminate the formation, development, and spread of one of the hallmark building traditions in American architecture. The essays describe how building design, hardware, wall coverings, furniture, and even paint colors telegraphed social signals about the status of builders and owners and choreographed social interactions among everyone who lived or worked in gentry houses, modest farmsteads, and slave quarters. The analyses of materials, finishes, and carpentry work will fascinate old-house buffs, preservationists, and historians alike. The lavish color photography is a delight to behold, and the detailed catalogues of architectural elements provide a reliable guide to the form, style, and chronology of the region's distinctive historic architecture.
The Chesapeake Bride
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Author : Mariah Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-08-29
The Chesapeake Bride written by Mariah Stewart and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-29 with Fiction categories.
Newly divorced architect Cassidy Logan plans to build a house on historic Cannonball Island in the Chesapeake Bay, where wanderer Owen Parker has decided to return home. Pursuing Cassidy will force Owen to face the reasons he avoided relationships in the past.
The Disappearing Islands Of The Chesapeake
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Author : William B. Cronin
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2005-06-17
The Disappearing Islands Of The Chesapeake written by William B. Cronin and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-17 with History categories.
An appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.
Nonnative Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2004-03-09
Nonnative Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-09 with Science categories.
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay's native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. It suggests this move should be delayed until more is known about the environmental risks, even though carefully regulated cultivation of sterile Asian oysters in contained areas could help the local industry and researchers. It is also noted that even though these oysters eat the excess algae caused by pollution, it could take decades before there are enough of them to improve water quality.
Shifting Baselines In The Chesapeake Bay
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Author : Victor S. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2018-11-01
Shifting Baselines In The Chesapeake Bay written by Victor S. Kennedy and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Science categories.
This environmental history of America’s largest estuary provides insight into how and why its former productivity and abundant fisheries have declined. The concept of “shifting baselines”—changes in historical reference points used in environmental assessments—illuminates a foundational challenge when evaluating the health of ecosystems and seeking to restore degraded wildlife populations. In this important book, Victor S. Kennedy examines the problem of shifting baselines for one of the most productive aquatic resources in the world: the Chesapeake Bay. Kennedy explains that since the 1800s, when the Bay area was celebrated for its aquatic bounty, harvest baselines have shifted downward precipitously. Over the centuries, fishers and hunters, supported by an extensive infrastructure of boats, gear, and processing facilities, overexploited the region’s fish, crustaceans, terrapin, and waterfowl, squandering a profound resource. Beginning with the colonial period and continuing through the twentieth century, Kennedy gathers an unparalleled collection of scientific resources and eyewitness reports by colonists, fishers, managers, scientists, and newspaper reporters to create a comprehensive examination of the Chesapeake’s environmental history. Focusing on the relative productivity and health of its fisheries and wildlife and highlighting key species such as shad, oysters, and blue crab, Shifting Baselines in the Chesapeake Bay helps readers understand the remarkable extent of the Bay’s natural resources in the past so that we can begin to understand what has changed since, and why. Such knowledge can help illustrate the Bay’s potential fertility and stimulate efforts to restore this pivotal maritime system’s ecological health and productivity.
The Chesapeake
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Author : John R. Wennersten
language : en
Publisher: Maryland Historical Society
Release Date : 2001-01-01
The Chesapeake written by John R. Wennersten and has been published by Maryland Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Nature categories.
Part of the problem in dealing with public perceptions about Chesapeake Bay is that people think it will last forever. This obviously is not true. As oceanographer Jerry Schubel has noted, twenty thousand years ago there was no Chesapeake Bay. Since that time, there have been other beginnings and endings of other Chesapeake Bays. As we look to the future, however, we can see that increasingly the transformation of the Chesapeake will be more a human phenomenon than a work of nature.