This richly illustrated, informative, and inviting book intertwines two fascinating stories of discovery. The first, among the earliest classics of New World adventure, recounts Captain John Smith's exploration of Chesapeake Bay 400 years ago; the second revisits this stunning landscape as it is today-both to showcase its still-unspoiled splendors and to issue a timely warning of looming threats to its vibrant but fragile ecology. Dozens of dazzling full-colour contemporary photographs evoke the Chesapeake spirit in all its many moods, while a wonderfully wide-ranging selection of archival images span the four centuries since John Smith first sailed, rowed, and wandered its woods and waterways, mapping the wilderness shores of an untamed America. The author, a veteran naturalist at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, has spent decades leading tours and teaching classes about the region. An ideal guide, he shares both his delight in the Bay's glorious diversity and his deep concern for its future. In addition, his unique blend of experience, environmental sensitivity, and historical expertise offers modern visitors a rare opportunity to discover the Chesapeake as Smith did so long ago, leaving beaten paths and familiar waters behind to learn why Congress will soon designate it as the first of America's official National Historic Water Trails.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
National Geographic Society
ISBN-13
9781426200694
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95771566
Product Key Features
Author
John Page Williams
Publication Name
Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
177mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John Page Williams
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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