{"product_id":"chesapeake-ferries-clara-ann-simmons-9780938420781","title":"Chesapeake Ferries: A Waterborne Tradition, 1636-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003eClara Ann Simmons moved to Maryland's Eastern Shore more than fifty years ago and marveled at the abundance of rivers and creeks and bays. A writer by profession, Simmons became fascinated with water travel in the Chesapeake region and the intricate network of connections \"that set the traveler on his way so that he might continue his journey.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging and gracefully written narrative, Simmons takes the reader from the earliest days of colonial settlement, when all who journeyed through the region crossed the waterways, to the age of bridge building that forever changed the way people traveled. The reader meets the lone ferry men and women of the eighteenth century as they loaded packs, animals, and travelers on small craft of every type; learns about the steam ferry of later years that connected with networks of rail lines; and is introduced to the present-day ferry operators who maintain the rich tradition of water travel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with dozens of photographs and maps, \u003ci\u003eChesapeake Ferries\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the region's storied maritime past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clara Ann Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 093842078X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780938420781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Maryland Center for History and Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.96h x 8.56w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 115","brand":"Clara Ann Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795626840319,"sku":"9780938420781","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73837c41-d9e5-477f-8606-e831e8d32dbf.jpg?v=1744948180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chesapeake-ferries-clara-ann-simmons-9780938420781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}