Calvert Marine Museum.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press in association with the Calvert Marine Museum, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Mariner's Museum, and the Maryland Historical Society
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"The islands of the Chesapeake Bay are slipping from sight, flooding into oblivion as water levels rise at alarming rates."
"This book surveys the changing fortunes of the bay's forty-odd islands - from Garrett in the north to Gwynn's and James in the south. Retired oceanographer William B. Cronin used historical nautical charts, current data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and colonial and state records to document...