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Choptank Odyssey: Celebrating a Great Chesapeake River

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Description

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 concerning the impact
of human activity at the natural environment. Generations of watermen and
farmers, oystermen and oyster shuckers, crabbers and crab pickers, commercial
fishermen, and a “turkler” are just some of the folks you can transform acquainted
with. Moreover, retired biologist and aquatic scientist Nick Carter, water
quality scientist Tom Fisher, and oyster captain Wade Murphy offer tales of
wonder and sacrifice even as also warning us of the consequences of overpopulation and wasteful habits. Learn the way we will restore the river, reduce pollution, conserve food and fuel, and offer protection to this special place for all of time.

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