Description: Great condition except for a small tear on the paper cover. Once again, marrying photography with prose, longtime collaborators David W. Harp and Tom Horton capture the natural beauty and rich history of the Nanticoke River, one of the Chesapeakes least known waterways. Despite rampant development and agricultural abuse, the Nanticoke remains one of the most pristine rivers of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, looking much as it did when Captain John Smith first sailed its waters four hundred years ago. While parts of the river drain stormwater off the flat fields of the Delmarva Peninsula, most of the Nanticoke serves no purpose except natural beauty. Its meandering waters and fertile wetlands sustain a remarkable diversity of life. The Nanticoke is home to beavers, otters, woodpeckers, freshwater fish and shellfish, watergrasses, bog orchids, bald cypresses, and the rare Atlantic white cedar. More than one hundred color photographs reveal unspoiled waters rarely glimpsed other than by Native Americans, tugboat captains, naturalists, and commercial waterman. The Nanticoke makes clear the urgency of preserving this vital but fragile ecosystem.
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Olive Branch, Mississippi
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Book
Book Title: Nanticoke : Portrait of a Chesapeake River
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), General, Regional, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Essays
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Photography
Item Weight: 35.3 Oz
Author: Tom Horton, David W. Harp
Item Length: 10.2 in
Item Width: 10.1 in
Format: Hardcover
