Choptank Odyssey: Celebrating a Great Chesapeake River

by Tom Horton

This book of more than 150 vibrant photographs and seven essays depicts the natural history, human history, science, and culture of the Delmarva Peninsula's largest river. Explore the Choptank River--from its beginnings at upstream springs and farm ditches to its broad estuary below Cambridge, Maryland--discover its inhabitants, and learn about the impact of human activity on the natural environment. Generations of watermen and farmers, oystermen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764350005
• ISBN13: 9780764350009
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 9.3"