Description
Book SynopsisThis rich history of Maryland's waterways reveals how human enterprise has affected-and been affected by-the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Trade ReviewAn important resource for any maritime collection, especially those with special interests in Maryland and her contributions to history and the economy. -- Cindy Vallar Pirates and Privateers This book will make a very nice addition to your maritime library. The Lone Star 2010 A poetic dedication to the state and its maritime traditions... Including superbly reproduced color and black-and-white images, this book will hold appeal for many. Choice 2011 Maritime Maryland is not merely a coffee-table book, although it would grace any coffee table. It is an absorbing, interesting study that is fact-filled but not fact-driven. The text is well-written, consistently paced, and easy to read. The book has a pleasing design. It is adequately illustrated but not cluttered with pictures... It is a clearly written, perceptive and well-rounded study of a people and their relationship with the water. -- Dennis Knepper Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society 2011
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Colonial Maritime Heritage
2. From the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812
3. The War of 1812 in Chesapeake Bay
4. The Surge of Maritime Baltimore under Sail and Steam
5. Civil War on Chesapeake Bay
6. Oysters, Crabs, Fish, and Watermen
7. Maritime Commerce after the Civil War
8. The Decline of Working Sail
9. The Growth of Recreational Boating
10. Naval Installations on Chesapeake Bay
11. Maritime Archaeology and Cultural Resources
Epilogue: Our Diminishing Maritime Environment
Notes
Glossary of Nautical Terms
Essay on Sources
Index
