Chesapeake

Author : James A. Michener
Publisher : Dial Press
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812986280

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Chesapeake by James A. Michener Pdf

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 : Philip D. Curtin,Grace S. Brush,George W. Fisher
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801875175

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Discovering the Chesapeake by Philip D. Curtin,Grace S. Brush,George W. Fisher Pdf

With its rich evolutionary record of natural systems and long history of human activity, the Chesapeake Bay provides an excellent example of how a great estuary has responded to the powerful forces of human settlement and environmental change. Discovering the Chesapeake explores all of the long-term changes the Chesapeake has undergone and uncovers the inextricable connections among land, water, and humans in this unusually delicate ecosystem. Edited by a historian, a paleobiologist, and a geologist at the Johns Hopkins University and written for general readers, the book brings together experts in various disciplines to consider the truly complex and interesting environmental history of the Chesapeake and its watershed. Chapters explore a variety of topics, including the natural systems of the watershed and their origins; the effects of human interventions ranging from Indian slash-and-burn practices to changing farming techniques; the introduction of pathogens, both human and botanical; the consequences of the oyster's depletion; the response of bird and animal life to environmental factors introduced by humans; and the influence of the land and water on the people who settled along the Bay. Discovering the Chesapeake, originating in two conferences sponsored by the National Science Foundation, achieves a broad historical and scientific appreciation of the various processes that shaped the Chesapeake region. "Today's Chesapeake Bay is only some ten thousand years old. What a different world it was . . . when the region was the home of the ground sloth, giant beaver, dire wolf, mastodon, and other megafauna. In the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."—from the Introduction

Author : William B. Cronin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0801874351

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The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake by William B. Cronin Pdf

An appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Estuarine pollution
ISBN : IND:30000105842334

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Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : LOC:00183659807

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Chesapeake Bay Research Issues by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf Pdf

Author : Sylvanus Howe Sweet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Canals
ISBN : NYPL:33433020503300

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Report on the Proposed Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Tide-Water Canal from Washington to Annapolis by Sylvanus Howe Sweet Pdf

Author : Michael Haire,Elizabeth C. Krome
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
ISBN : UVA:X001840483

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Perspectives on the Chesapeake Bay, 1990 by Michael Haire,Elizabeth C. Krome Pdf

Author : John Shields
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781421418162

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Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John Shields by John Shields Pdf

This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of John Shields’s classic cookbook includes additional recipes and a new chapter on Chesapeake libations. Twenty-five years ago, Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John Shields introduced the world to the regional cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic. Nominated for a James Beard Award, the book was praised for its inspiring heritage recipes and its then-revolutionary emphasis on cooking with local and seasonal ingredients. Part history lesson, part travelogue, the book captured the unique character of the Chesapeake region and its people. In this anniversary edition, John Shields combines popular classic dishes with a host of unpublished recipes from his personal archives. Readers will learn how to prepare over 200 recipes from the Mid-Atlantic region, including panfried rockfish, roast mallard, beaten biscuits, oyster fritters, and Lady Baltimore cake. Best of all, they’ll learn everything they need to know about crabs—the undisputed star of Chesapeake cuisine—featured here in mouthwatering recipes for seven different kinds of crab cakes. Extensively updated, this edition includes a new chapter on Chesapeake libations, which features Shields’s closely held recipe for his notorious Dirty Gertie, an authentic Chesapeake-style Bloody Mary.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309090520

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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay Pdf

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.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Baltimore District
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
ISBN : UCBK:C025701543

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Chesapeake Bay Study by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Baltimore District Pdf

Report -- Summary: Supplement A. Problem identification. Supplement B. Public involvement. Supplement C. The Chesapeake Bay hydraulic model.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Bridges
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119648751

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Chesapeake Bay Toll Bridge by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce Pdf

Considers (74) S. 4488.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Water
ISBN : UCR:31210018626398

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Status and Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Contamination by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
ISBN : LOC:00183575995

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The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works Pdf

Author : John Warren
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781439653074

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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel by John Warren Pdf

At its opening in 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was named one of the “Five Wonders of the Modern World” by Reader’s Digest magazine. It was the culmination of a concerted, decade-long push by a group of men, led by Lucius J. Kellam Jr., an Eastern Shore native and businessman who dreamed of opening up the remote Eastern Shore to the bustling Virginia mainland. This $200-million, 17.6-mile-long series of bridges, tunnels, islands, and trestle in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay—long dismissed as impractical and even impossible—won the attention of the world at its opening. It also brought an abrupt end to the ferry service that was long a cornerstone of the New York-to-Florida “Ocean Highway,” shuttling millions of cars between the Eastern Shore and Hampton Roads.

Author : William B. Cogar
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439669488

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Chesapeake Bay Shipwrecks by William B. Cogar Pdf

North America's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay, is fed by more than 150 major rivers and streams from parts of six states and the District of Columbia. Two hundred miles long, with a shoreline that includes more than 11,500 miles of tributaries, the bay has been a major economic lifeline since pre-Columbian times. As such, it is not surprising that the bay has seen its share of shipwrecks over the centuries--from small and large vessels foundering in storms, like the Levin J. Marvel, to naval and merchant ships of all sizes lost to collisions, fires, and wars, such as the US Coast Guard cutter Cuyahoga. The actual number of shipwrecks will never be known, but at least 3,000 in the bay and its tributaries have been documented--either in archives or newspapers or through underwater archaeology. While some wrecks saw great loss of life, others fortunately did not.