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Life and History surrounding the Chesapeake Estuary
History
Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Call Number: VK 1024 .M54 D48 2002ISBN: 9780896585706Publication Date: 2002-12-09Lighthouse preservation
Chesapeake by Call Number: F 187 .C7 W46 2006ISBN: 9781426200694Publication Date: 2007-04-10"Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith"
Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke: or The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the 17th Century by Call Number: F 232 .E2 W8ISBN: 0806346930Publication Date: 1997-01-01A complete history of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. From it's discovery in 1534, slavery, and "social conditions, customs, and traditions".
Pirates on the Chesapeake by Call Number: F 187 .C5 S48 1985ISBN: 0870333437Publication Date: 1985-10-01A swashbuckling pirate history of the Chesapeake!
Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters along the Delmarva Coast, 1632-2004 by Call Number: F 187 .E2 S56 N2007ISBN: 9780801886706Publication Date: 2007-12-17Experience the Tragedy and the Loss!
Chesapeake Steamboats by Call Number: VM 624 .M3 H65 1994ISBN: 0870334557Publication Date: 2009-07-08A written history of the Chesapeake Bay steamers.
The James Where a Nation Began by Call Number: F232.J2 R6 1990Publication Date: 12-01-91"The James Where a Nation Began is the story of America's most historic river, from the English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 to the present."
Chesapeake Experiences
Salt Tide by Call Number: QH 105 .V8 B33 1999ISBN: 9780881504637Publication Date: 2005-06-17Environment and Lifestyle "On The Virginia Coast"
Tugging on a Heartstring by Call Number: F 187 2006ISBN: 9780979800825Publication Date: 2009-01-01"Life on a Family Tugboat on the Chesapeake Bay"
Tugging On A Heartstring: The Sequel by Call Number: F 187 .L81ISBN: 0979800811Publication Date: 2009More Adventures on a Family Tugboat on the Chesapeake Bay"
Exploring Delmarva by Call Number: F 187 .E2 B335 2014ISBN: 9780870336331Publication Date: 2014-07-28"A Travel Guide from Cape Charles to Chesapeake City"
Assateague by Call Number: F 187 .E2 W7 1972ISBN: 9780870331688Publication Date: 1972-05-01A short history of Assateague Island.
Old Coast Guard Stations : Vol. 1 Popes Island to False Cape by Call Number: VK 1324 .V8 C44ISBN: 0875171214Publication Date: 1998"Virginia Volume One: Popes Island to False Cape
A brief account of some of the old Coast Guard Stations in Virginia, old boats and equipment, uniforms and recollections of some who served at these stations."
Chesapeake Splendor by Call Number: F 187 .C5 P37 2009ISBN: 1930052480Publication Date: June 19, 2009"Chesapeake Splendor records the author's travels to upper Chesapeake Bay rivers by boat and motor home. Along the way the author interacted with a variety of people who shared their feelings about an area rich in history and beauty."
Off 13 by Call Number: F232.E2 M36 2005ISBN: 0964839318Publication Date: 1994-07-01The Eastern Shore of Virginia Guide Book
Chesapeake Experiences
Making Decoys by Call Number: TT N199.75 .C44 2006ISBN: 9780870335792Publication Date: 2009-07-08Decoy Carving " The Century Old Way"
The Lord's Oysters by Call Number: PZ 4. B996 LO10ISBN: 0801819598Publication Date: 1957-02-01A Short Story of Growing Up On the Chesapeake Bay
Fishing Gone by Call Number: PS3610 .A94 F57 2009ISBN: 0982082142Publication Date: 01-01/2009"The crisp, one act play by Roger Vaughan and twenty or so artistic depictions by Philip S. Steel introduce the reader to Tangier Island and a handful of islanders as they come to grips with serious change in their lives and contemplate their future."
Mysteries of the Eastern Shore by Call Number: F187.E2 M95 2006Publication Date: May 18, 2009Mysteries of the Eastern Shore
Catch me if you can :the story of Pinky the sea-wise crab by Call Number: F232.T15 T23 2008ISBN: 1605307475Publication Date: 01-01-2008"Talk about the one that got away! This enjoyable book is based on the true tale of a soft-shell crab named Pinky who foils multiple attempts to catch him."
