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Chesapeake

2013-12-17 Fiction
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Release : 2013-12-17
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 288/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Chesapeake by : James A. Michener

Download or read book Chesapeake written by James A. Michener. This book was released on 2013-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

The Chesapeake in Focus

2018-03-21 HISTORY
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Release : 2018-03-21
Genre : HISTORY
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Book Rating : 754/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Chesapeake in Focus by : Tom Pelton

Download or read book The Chesapeake in Focus written by Tom Pelton. This book was released on 2018-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to the future, Pelton offers a provocative vision of the hard steps that must be taken if we truly want to save the Bay.

The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake

2005-06-17 History
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Release : 2005-06-17
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake by : William B. Cronin

Download or read book The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake written by William B. Cronin. This book was released on 2005-06-17. 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.

Life in the Chesapeake Bay

2006-06-19 History
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Release : 2006-06-19
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 378/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Life in the Chesapeake Bay by : Alice Jane Lippson

Download or read book Life in the Chesapeake Bay written by Alice Jane Lippson. This book was released on 2006-06-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Chesapeake House

2013-03-25 Architecture
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Release : 2013-03-25
Genre : Architecture
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Book Rating : 11X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Chesapeake House by : Cary Carson

Download or read book The Chesapeake House written by Cary Carson. This book was released on 2013-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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