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Chessie : a cultural history of the Chesapeake Bay sea monster / Eric A. Cheezum.
Van Pelt Library QL89.2.C54 C44 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cheezum, Eric A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chessie (Sea monster).
- Chessie.
- Sea monsters--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).
- Sea monsters.
- Sea monsters--Social aspects--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).
- Monsters in mass media.
- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Environmental conditions--20th century.
- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.).
- Nature conservation--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--History--20th century.
- Nature conservation.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Cultural history of the Chesapeake Bay sea monster
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This work breathes new life into Chessie, the Chesapeake Bay's local sea monster that has not only become part of the region's mythology but also a harbinger of tremendous cultural transformation around the Chesapeake Bay"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Catching monster fever
- A change of scene
- Dissecting the Frew film
- A serpent in Eden
- Creating a (state) monster
- A Chesapeake Bay story
- Diminishing returns
- Stand by your manatee
- Familiar friend.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421449050
- 1421449056
- OCLC:
- 1392046194
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