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1	Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay more books like this by William W Warner add to wishlist John Barth, who hails from the Chesapeake Bay area, writes an introduction to this nonfiction book about the bay and its fishermen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Sand Castle more books like this by Rita Mae Brown add to wishlist In "The Sand Castle," beloved American novelist Rita Mae Brown ("Rubyfruit Jungle") revisits some of her most spirited and unforgettable characters sisters Juts and Wheezie Hunsenmeir, and Juts's precocious young daughter, Nickel as they come together to cope with a life-defining loss. It's August, 1952, and seven-year-old Nickel sets off for a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Life in the Chesapeake Bay more books like this by Professor Alice Jane Lippson, Professor Robert L Lippson add to wishlist Published in 1984, the first edition of 'Life in the Chesapeake Bay' became an instant classic, providing fascinating insights into some of the more than two thousand plants and animals that make their home in America's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay. Superbly illustrated and clearly written, this acclaimed field guide described the richly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide more books like this by William H Shellenberger add to wishlist More than 200 miles long and 40 miles wide at its broadest, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest inland tidal body of water on the Atlantic seaboard. Sheltered from the Atlantic swells and resplendent with natural wonders, historical attractions, and more than a few cosmopolitan delights, it is also a cruiser's paradise. A major part of the ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $25.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Awesome Chesapeake: A Kid's Guide to the Bay more books like this by David O Bell add to wishlist The Chesapeake Bay is certainly an amazing body of water -- the largest estuary in North America. This book, the first of its kind, stimulates elementary and middle school children's interest in the Bay by exposing them to the fascinating creatures and plants found in and around the Bay's 2,500 square miles. Concepts like watershed, airshed, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.07! \| first editions
6	The Oyster more books like this by William K Brooks add to wishlist "We have wasted our inheritance by improvidence and mismanagement."--William K. Brooks, on the Chesapeake Bay's declining oyster harvests, 1905 The Chesapeake Bay oyster has changed little, if at all, in the century since this popular book was published. But the oyster harvest has fallen to its lowest level on record--from 15 million bushels at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake: Maritime Disasters on Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries, 1608-1978 more books like this by Donald G Shomette add to wishlist "Donald Shomette, the marine archeologist who wrote this book, is fascinated by shipwrecks in the Chesapeake. He lists over 1,800 of them between 1608 and 1978, chronologically identified by name and location, and classified by type of ship and manner of loss. Shomette describes in detail some 150 of these losses, starting with colonial times and ... see all copies from $3.89! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Lord's Oysters more books like this by Professor Gilbert Byron add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $22.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Homecoming more books like this by Barbara Bickmore add to wishlist Born to wealth and privilege, Sydney Hamilton needs to do more than play the role of wife to brilliant actor Jordan Eliot, so she takes over the helm of a powerful newspaper. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Chesapeake Bay Blues: Science, Politics, and the Struggle to Save the Bay more books like this by Howard R Ernst add to wishlist The Chesapeake Bay restoration effort has been touted as the nation's premier environmental restoration program. Yet the Bay and the living systems it supports remain in dismally poor condition, with fisheries in decline and drinking water in danger. This book addresses the Chesapeake Bay as a political problem and reveals how the political ... see all copies from $13.99! new only from $33.54! \| signed copies \| SVS
11 view cover	The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake more books like this by Professor Robert De Gast add to wishlist This text features a sequence of 32 photographic essays, documenting in 170 haunting images each of the lighthouses still standing along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. For each lighthouse there is a photograph of the structure in its setting, a view looking out from the lighthouse, and a close-up of some singular detail of the building. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sabbatical: A Romance more books like this by Professor John Barth add to wishlist Barth's metafictional novel is about two writers who are writing the book we are reading. A married couple, Fenn Turner (ex-CIA) and Susan Seckler (an English professor), embark in their 33-foot sailboat on an idyllic one-year cruise to Yucatan and the West Indies, and the novel consists of a record of their journey and of their differing agendas: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Beautiful Swimmers: 2waterman, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay more books like this by William W Warner, Professor John Barth (Introduction by) add to wishlist John Barth, who hails from the Chesapeake Bay area, writes an introduction to this nonfiction book about the bay and its fishermen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Flyfishers Guide to the Chesapeake Bay: Includes Light Tackle more books like this by Ed Russell, Bill May, Lefty Kreh (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.67! new only from $14.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake more books like this by William B Cronin add to wishlist Scientists estimate that, until 1900, the water level of the Chesapeake Bay rose at the rate of three feet every thousand years. Alarmingly enough, the bay rose by one foot in the twentieth century alone, and for evidence of this dramatic change one need only observe the effects of rising water on the islands of the Chesapeake Bay, which slowly ... see all copies from $21.38! new only from $21.38! \| SVS
16 view cover	Fishes of Chesapeake Bay more books like this by Samuel F Hildebrand add to wishlist Originally published as Bulletin of the US Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLIII, 1927, Part I, this is a classic of the fisheries literature that has been out-of-print and unavailable too long. For each species included in the book, the authors attempted to provide common names, descriptions (in language as non-technical as possible), diagnostic ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $73.38! \| SVS
17	Chesapeake Bay and Tidewater more books like this by A. Aubrey Bodine add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18	The Chesapeake Bay Fish & Fowl Cookbook: A Collection of Old and New Recipes from Maryland's Eastern Shore more books like this by Joan Foley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Moon Handbooks Chesapeake Bay more books like this by Joanne Miller add to wishlist Seasoned travel writer Joanne Miller provides expert advice on exploring the Chesapeake Bay, from re-visiting the past at Colonial Williamsburg to soaking up the sun at Virginia Beach. Joanne includes unique trip ideas for a wide range of travellers, such as History on the Bay and Exploring the Eastern Shore.Packed with information on dining, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Final Closing more books like this by Barbara Lee add to wishlist After leaving the hectic world of New York City advertising, Eve Elliott moves to Pines-on-the-Magothy, Maryland to begin a career as a real estate agent. But foul deeds are afoot in Anne Arundel County--local real estate agents start turning up dead. Could New York have been a safer place for Eve to live after all? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	Sabbatical more books like this by John Barth add to wishlist Barth's metafictional novel is about two writers who are writing the book we are reading. A married couple, Fenn Turner (ex-CIA) and Susan Seckler (an English professor), embark in their 33-foot sailboat on an idyllic one-year cruise to Yucatan and the West Indies, and the novel consists of a record of their journey and of their differing agendas: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Water's Way: Life Along the Chesapeake more books like this by David W Harp (Photographer), Tom Horton add to wishlist Illustrated with 111 color photographs, this volume tells the story of one of North America's most beautiful regions. An accurate and up-to-date treatment of the bay suffused with respect which the authors recognize as integral to its survival. An intimate account from two men who have studied the Bay all their lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Green Shingles: At the Edge of Chesapeake Bay more books like this by Mr. Peter Svenson add to wishlist Peter Svenson begins his elegant, idiosyncratic exploration of the Chesapeake Bay at the doorstep of his own home--a green shingled house perched high on Mitchell's Bluff, looking out across the Bay's busy shipping lanes toward the western shore. Svenson invites us to explore various aspects of the world outside his door, from the bayside ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
24	Life in the Chesapeake Bay. Illus. by Alice Jane Lippson more books like this by Alice J Lippson, Robert L Lippson (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Bay more books like this by Gilbert C Klingel, Natalie H Davis (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.97! \| first editions \| SVS

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