The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

by John Hurt Whitehead

Book Overview

"I must have presented a strange and humorous sight to him as I carefully approached on the rickety pier, arms slightly extended for balance. Cameras and tape recorders and bags hung from straps around my neck and shoulders, and my right hand tightly gripped a shiny new lunch box. I leaned over his boat and made the request that I would repeat dozens of times over the next three years. 'Hi, I'm doing a book about the watermen of the bay, and would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870333747
• ISBN13: 9780870333743
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful pictorial portrait of the men who fish the Chesa

The text and photography show an accurate portrait of the men who fish the Chesapeake Bay. Their stories are moving, and realistic.