Download or read book Bugeyes Skipjacks and Watermen written by Scott Muir Stroh and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake written by William B. Cronin and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005-06-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.

Download or read book The Skipper written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Maryland s Skipjacks written by David Berry and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chesapeake is an Algonquian word meaning "great shellfish bay," and for decades, the oyster was the undisputed king of Chesapeake Bay shellfish. Early settlers reported them to be as large as dinner plates, and the reefs or rocks in which they lived were large enough to be hazards to navigation. In 1884, fifteen million bushels of oysters were harvested and shipped around the world. The skipjack was the perfect vessel for sailing into the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters and dredging for oysters, and each winter, hundreds of these wooden craft set out across the bay's cold waters. The oyster population of the 21st century is a fraction of what it once was, and the skipjacks have disappeared along with them. No longer economically viable, the boats have been left to rot in the marshes along the bay. Only 25 boats are still operational, and fewer than five still dredge.

Download or read book Icy Winters on the Chesapeake Bay A History written by James L. Foster and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay's myriad inlets in summer, it is hard to imagine that come January icebreakers might be plowing the waters you cruised in July. When portions of the Great Shellfish Bay are iced up the flow of commerce is impeded. At the turn of the 19th century, with the center of the new nation's government established in its arms, a frozen Bay meant that the United States' emergence to a status on par with the foremost nations of the world might be painfully slow. Throughout the 20th century years of extreme cold continued to halt navigation and fishing. James Foster chronicles the disasters, large and small, which come with the coldest of winters.

Download or read book Skipjack written by Christopher White and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains, each at the helm of a wooden oystering sailboat unique to the Chesapeake Bay, in what has become the only wind-powered fishing fleet in America.

Download or read book Watermen of Reedville and the Chesapeake Bay written by Shawn Hall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Reedville, Virginia, is linked to the commercial fishing industry that developed in the late 19th century. In 1874, Elijah Reed transferred his menhaden fishing operation from Brooklin, Maine, to the Chesapeake Bay. He purchased the land on Cockrell's Creek that is now Reedville. The industry flourished, especially in the early part of the 20th century. Today, Reedville is one of the major ports for the landing of commercial fish in the United States, second only to Kodiak, Alaska. This Northern Neck area of Virginia has a deep history dating back to Jamestown, and this book adds another chapter in retelling its past by providing unique photographs that have never been previously published.

Download or read book The Death of a Waterman written by Yvonne R. Ponsor and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is world of shifting boundaries, caught between sun and shadow, and between land and sea, between then and now. Cassandra Harris is called home to deal with a problem that is not hers, but everybodys. Here on her ancestral home on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Cassie is immersed in the wonderful watery world of the skipjack sailors, the oystermen, the crabbersall the watermen whose mythic world draws her into mystery and murder. The fictional tale of Littleneck is the scene of recollected events, of myth of the past come to life in this contemporary novel of love, betrayal, and revenge.

Download or read book Maryland written by Leslie Pietrzyk and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2009 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maryland is ... a state with some of everything-mountains, valleys, beaches, cities, suburbs, farms, and quiet country towns. Maryland started as a colony founded on religious tolerance. Today, its citizens come from all over the world. The spectacular Chesapeake Bay is only one of Maryland's many treasures. You might think you know Maryland, but this state will find ways to surprise you. Book jacket.

Download or read book African Founders written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A ... synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States"--

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Download or read book Maryland Workboats written by Byshe Hicks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chesapeake Bay has been home to many unique craft designed to work the estuary. Beginning with the Native Americans and continuing to this day, these boats have been used for everything from fishing to transporting people and cargo.

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Download or read book Working Waterfront written by Stephen Ritterbush and published by . This book was released on 2021-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working Waterfront is a pictorial maritime history of the Annapolis waterfront from the town's founding in 1650. It includes sections on oystering and oystermen, African American watermen, design and construction of bugeyes and skipjacks. It also covers the Annapolis waterfront's role in WWII through the construction of PT Boats as well as the growth of the boatyards following the war as Annapolis became one of the country's centers for sailing and pleasure boats. This book contains more than 150 historical photographs of the Annapolis waterferont and the Chesapeake Bay.

Download or read book Maryland written by Joyce Johnston and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the land, history, people, economy, and environment of Maryland.

Download or read book Chesapeake Bay Explorer s Guide written by David Malmquist and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Blue Highways written by William Least Heat-Moon and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.