{"product_id":"icy-winters-on-the-chesapeake-james-l-foster-9781467148696","title":"Icy Winters on the Chesapeake Bay: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSailing on the Chesapeake Bay's myriad inlets in summer, it is hard to imagine that come January icebreakers might be plowing the waters you cruised in July.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen portions of the Great Shellfish Bay are iced up the flow of commerce is impeded. At the turn of the 19th century, with the center of the new nation's government established in its arms, a frozen Bay meant that the United States' emergence to a status on par with the foremost nations of the world might be painfully slow. Throughout the 20th century years of extreme cold continued to halt navigation and fishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Foster chronicles the disasters, large and small, which come with the coldest of winters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467148695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467148696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.83h x 5.12w x 0.47d","brand":"James L. Foster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044824903935,"sku":"9781467148696","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_232d0b7c-0a9c-44f4-8ebc-eec5489de693.jpg?v=1684975112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/icy-winters-on-the-chesapeake-james-l-foster-9781467148696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}