| Maryland Workboats Contributor(s): Hicks, Byshe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738568228 ISBN-13: 9780738568225 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: 387.232 |
| LCCN: 2009921033 |
| Series: Then & Now (Arcadia) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Maryland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Chesapeake Bay has been home to many unique craft designed to work the estuary. Beginning with the Native Americans and continuing to this day, these boats have been used for everything from fishing to transporting people and cargo. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hicks, Byshe: - Byshe Hicks spent nearly four years working one of Maryland's last boats to still dredge oysters under sail, the skipjack Martha Lewis. He now operates a harbor tug out of Fell's Point in Baltimore and takes a keen interest in preserving the Bay's maritime history. |
