{"product_id":"rivers-of-the-eastern-shore-2nd-edition-seventeen-maryland-rivers-9780764363665","title":"Rivers of the Eastern Shore, 2nd Edition: Seventeen Maryland Rivers","description":"A must-have for all those devoted to the character and culture of the Eastern Shore, a coastal region of eclectic small towns and pristine natural beauty. Originally published in 1944, this second edition brings an American classic back into print and into the hands of a new generation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Literary writer Hulbert Footner (1879-1944) tells the story of Maryland's Eastern Shore through his colorful narratives of 17 fascinating rivers. His story begins from the day European settlers landed and encountered the Indigenous peoples and expands to the early 20th century. Each river has its own story, character, and beauty, told during Footner's rambling tours. He writes in vivid, glowing prose about the Eastern Shore's people, customs, towns, and houses. He speaks of its politics, economics, and lifeways. This region is rich with American history, from the Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War to the trade of enslaved Africans and the oyster wars over its great natural resource. Footner captures it all in the following chapters: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Beginnings \u003cbr\u003e 2. William Claiborne \u003cbr\u003e 3. Colonel Edmund Scarburgh \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Picaroons \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Pocomoke River \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Little and the Big Annemessex \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Manokin \u003cbr\u003e 8. The Wicomico \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Nanticoke River \u003cbr\u003e 10. The Dorchester Marshes \u003cbr\u003e 11. The Little Choptank \u003cbr\u003e 12. The Choptank River, Part One\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Choptank River, Part Two \u003cbr\u003e 14. The Town of Oxford \u003cbr\u003e 15. The Tred Avon River \u003cbr\u003e 16. St. Michaels \u003cbr\u003e 17. The Miles River \u003cbr\u003e 18. The Lloyds of Wye \u003cbr\u003e 19. The Wye River \u003cbr\u003e 20. The Chester River \u003cbr\u003e 21. Chestertown \u003cbr\u003e 22. The Sassafras and Bohemia Rivers \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Both text and illustrations are faithfully reproduced from the original publication, augmented by a biographical sketch written by Footner's granddaughter and a foreword by noted nature writer Tom Horton. Indeed, references to the Chesapeake Bay's impact on the land--what we now call climate change--are presciently discussed by Footner in 1944, making the book relevant to today's environmental stewards and lovers of the bay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorton, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTom Horton\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; he grew up hunting, fishing, and consorting with watermen. As a reporter on Chesapeake Bay for the \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (1972-87), he won numerous local and national awards, including the National Wildlife Federation's Conservation Communicator of the Year, the Scripps-Howard Meeman award for best conservation series (on the Amazon jungle), and the Kenny Rogers national award for hunger reporting (on the Ethiopian famine). He is the author of \u003cem\u003eTurning the Tide: Saving the Chesapeake Bay \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBay Country\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of essays on the Chesapeake environment, which won the John Burroughs Medal.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFootner, Hulbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHulbert Footner\u003c\/strong\u003e's literary career earned him international stature from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. Canadian by birth, he is honored in his adoptive state of Maryland, which he sensitively portrayed in historical narratives about its tidewater hardiness and spirit of toleration. His most enduring book, \u003cem\u003eRivers of the Eastern Shore\u003c\/em\u003e, is beloved by those devoted to the character and culture of this bountiful region.","brand":"Schiffer Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641878941970,"sku":"9780764363665","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f295afce-4ab4-4858-8cec-4f4cf208318f.jpg?v=1733044035","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rivers-of-the-eastern-shore-2nd-edition-seventeen-maryland-rivers-9780764363665","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}