Description
Book SynopsisAn appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.
Trade ReviewA formidable research effort, Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake makes for hours of escapist perusal by armchair mariners. Delmarva Quarterly 2005 I guarantee you will not lose interest as he isle-hops... touching more than 40 in all-and all disappearing. -- Bill Burton Bay Weekly 2005 Cronin tells an engaging story that's richly underscored by an abundance of vintage maps and archival photographs. Baltimore Magazine 2005 This is very probably the definitive book about the Chesapeake Bay Islands, especially those that are gone with the erosion. -- John Goodspeed Easton Star Democrat 2005 Time, tide, storms and resulting erosion are the enemies... making Cronin's book a valuable resource for future generations. -- Jackie Nickel The Mariner 2005 An island-by-island chronicle of the bay that documents the islands' earliest native and non-native American settlers. and their current fate. -- Catherine Pierre Johns Hopkins Magazine 2005
Table of ContentsPreface
A Note on the Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine
A Note on References and Abbreviations
Introduction
The Upper Bay
Garrett Island
Maids Island
Fishing Battery
Spesutie Island
Pooles Island
Hart and Miller Islands
Fort Carroll
Gibson Island
Dobbins Island
St. Helena Island
Eastern Neck Island
Cacaway Island
Kent Island
Bodkin Island
Parsons Island
Poplar Island
Wye Island
Bruffs Island
The Middle Bay
Tilghman Island
James Island
Taylor's Island
Hoopers Island
Barren Island
Bloodsworth Island
Holland Island
Great and Little Fox Islands
Watts Island
Deal and Little Deal Islands
Solomons Island
Broomes Island
Janes Island
The Lower Bay
Smith Island
Tangier Island
Tippety Wichety Island
St. Georges Island
Cobb Island
Gwynn's Island
St. Clement's Island
Jamestown Island
Vanished Islands of Note
Spry's Island
Three Sisters Islands
Sharps Island
Appendix: Lost Islands
Index
