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Choptank Odyssey: Celebrating a Great Chesapeake River
Tom Horton
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Description for Choptank Odyssey: Celebrating a Great Chesapeake River
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 206. .
This book of more than 150 vibrant photographs and seven essays depicts the natural history, human history, science, and culture of the Delmarva peninsula's largest river. Explore the Choptank River-from its beginnings at upstream springs and farm ditches to its broad estuary below Cambridge, Maryland-discover its inhabitants, and learn about the impact of human activity on the natural environment. Generations of watermen and farmers, oystermen and oyster shuckers, crabbers and crab pickers, commercial fishermen, and a turkler are just a few of the folks you'll become acquainted with. Additionally, retired biologist and aquatic scientist Nick Carter, water quality ... Read more
This book of more than 150 vibrant photographs and seven essays depicts the natural history, human history, science, and culture of the Delmarva peninsula's largest river. Explore the Choptank River-from its beginnings at upstream springs and farm ditches to its broad estuary below Cambridge, Maryland-discover its inhabitants, and learn about the impact of human activity on the natural environment. Generations of watermen and farmers, oystermen and oyster shuckers, crabbers and crab pickers, commercial fishermen, and a turkler are just a few of the folks you'll become acquainted with. Additionally, retired biologist and aquatic scientist Nick Carter, water quality ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764350009
SKU
V9780764350009
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About Tom Horton
Tom Horton's articles have been featured in National Geographic. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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