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Maryland workboats / Byshe Hicks.

Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hicks, Byshe., Author.
Series:
Images of America.
Then & now (Arcadia Publishing)
Images of America
Then & now
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Work boats--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).
Work boats.
Work boats--Maryland.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (95 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2009]
Summary:
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.
Contents:
Oystering
Crabbing and other fisheries
Workboat harbors
Cargo
Passengers
Boatyards
Where are they now?
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages viii).
OCLC:
885208459

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