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English
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A 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,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island-a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay-is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her beloved husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking...
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Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
With this informative series, kids will get the inside scoop on North America's most incredible waterways, including everything from what kinds of wildlife live there to how they have benefitted humans throughout history. Students will learn about conservation and local traditions with fun activities, and use maps and graphs to study the waterways' effect on the surrounding areas.
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Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Learn About Earth's Systems: Bays, young readers will explore how the water, ground, air, and plant and animal life interact. This series takes readers on a journey to eight of America's bays. Readers will learn about the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere--Earth's four systems. They will discover how the systems connect, and how they contribute to the delicate balance of each bay. Books in the series include sidebars, activities,...
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Maritime Museum & Park
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This pass is good for up to four (4) addmissions to the Annapolis Maritime museum & Park during regular public hours. The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMM) has interactive exhibits about the history of the Chesapeake Bay, including industries, local heritage, and environmental changes.
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Gentlemen of the Harbor
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Gentlemen of the Harbor gives an interesting and informative picture of the famous tugboat industry and its colorful and entrepreneurial people in the Baltimore Harbor. It explains through interesting stories and photographs, how the industry works in tandem with the foreign ships and US barges, the Bay pilots and the tug boats. Tugboats play and always have, an incredible role in the Chesapeake Bay's commerce and econony. Tugboats evoke an emotional...
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Describes the people of the Chesapeake Bay region, discussing their history as English colonists to the current population, the different types of jobs they perform, and their impact on the viability of the bay.
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"North America's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay, is fed by more than 150 major rivers and streams from parts of six states and the District of Columbia. Two hundred miles long, with a shoreline that includes more than 11,500 miles of tributaries, the bay has been a major economic lifeline since pre-Columbian times. As such, it is not surprising that the bay has seen its share of shipwrecks over the centuries-from small and large vessels foundering...
17) If you must know
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Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Sisters Amanda Foster and Erin Turner have little in common except the childhood bedroom they once shared and the certainty each feels that her way of life is best. Amanda follows the rules-- at the school where she works; in her community; and as a picture-perfect daughter, wife, and mother-to-be. Erin follows her heart-- in love and otherwise-- living a bohemian lifestyle on a shoestring budget and honoring her late father's memory with a passion...
18) Driftwood Point
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Chesapeake diaries volume 10
Language
English
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Up-and-coming artist Lisbeth Parker finally has a chance to show the folks back home what it means to leave Cannonball Island and make something of yourself. As a native whose stubborn father forbade her from befriending townies, Lis always felt like an outsider in St. Dennis. So while her work is on display in the local art gallery, she records her ailing centenarian great-grandmother's stories of the island's rich history and spearheads a fight...
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Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The Chesapeake Bay is an amazing body of water-the largest estuary in North America. The first of its kind, this book 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 such as watershed, airshed, and food web are explained in concise, understandable terms. This is an effective means for children to discover the...
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