Chesapeake Country

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Sinopsis

The Chesapeake Bay is the nation’s largest estuary, stretching 185 miles from the Susquehanna River to the Virginia capes, touching more than 8,000 miles of shoreline. This country of mists and tranquil waters harbors a rare abundance of wildlife, as well as the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States—the famous skipjacks, or oyster-dredging boats. The bay and its rivers are home to isolated villages that preserve early colonial dialects; to historic plantations, such as Mount Vernon; and to considerable cities, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Richmond.Editorial Reviews Review “Sensitively photographed, sensibly written, and beautifully printed” —Washington Post Book World “Beg, borrow, or buy a copy of Chesapeake Country.” —The Washington Times About the Author Lucian Niemeyer, an award-winning photographer based in Santa Fe, has published numerous books on varied topics, including most recently Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan; Darfur; and West Virginia: Mountain Air. Eugene L. Meyer, a former staff reporter and editor for The Washington Post, has covered the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay for more than forty years. He is also the author of Maryland Lost and Found . . . Again. Hardcover: 232 pages Publisher: Abbeville Press; Second Edition, Second Edition edition (March 31, 2015) Language: English