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Chesapeake Wildlife: Stories of Survival and Loss
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Description for Chesapeake Wildlife: Stories of Survival and Loss
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 188 colour photos. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1094.
When Captain John Smith sailed up the Chesapeake Bay in 1608, he discovered a land so rich in wildlife that numbers could not begin to tell the whole story. The abundances of birds blackened the sky. Meat-eating wolves and mountain lions had so much game at their disposal that they didn’t bother the caged livestock. Deer could be easily killed ten or fifteen at a time by the native tribes, using primitive tools. The wildlife was so abundant that it was no wonder generations of Europeans—used to the barren countryside at home—could not imagine the need to conserve. ... Read more
When Captain John Smith sailed up the Chesapeake Bay in 1608, he discovered a land so rich in wildlife that numbers could not begin to tell the whole story. The abundances of birds blackened the sky. Meat-eating wolves and mountain lions had so much game at their disposal that they didn’t bother the caged livestock. Deer could be easily killed ten or fifteen at a time by the native tribes, using primitive tools. The wildlife was so abundant that it was no wonder generations of Europeans—used to the barren countryside at home—could not imagine the need to conserve. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870335365
SKU
V9780870335365
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