Marylands Eastern Shore by John R Wennersten
A hundred years ain't such a very long time on the Eastern Shore, local farmers and watermen used to say, and that is a telling refrain. Past and present mix easily on the Shore, and, in this respect, as well as in certain local customs and habits of language, the region is very much still an old-fashioned English society. Until fairly recently, the peninsula was one of the most geographically isolated regions on the Atlantic coast. In this isolated society, the most important factors have been agriculture, seafaring, and race--a blend of soil, sea, and soul. In his attempt to convey the special character of the region--before accelerating change affects its transformation--John Wennersten has used these themes as a framework for an absorbing narrative. His insights into how these elements affected the development of the area and its current character take the story of the Eastern Shore beyond mere facts and into the realm of socio-cultural history. This is a fascinating overview of an unusual--and perhaps vanishing--lifestyle.
Wennersten, John: - John R. Wennersten is a Curator-Consultant at the Smithsonian Institution. His fields of specialization are environmental history and environmental policy. He has been selected as Humanities Scholar for Maryland, Maryland Humanities Council; Editorial Board, Maryland Online Encyclopedia, a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. He also serves as occasional visiting professor on water policy for the Association of Indian Science Museums in Calcutta. He is the author of many books and articles, and his current research concerns climate refugees and human rights and citizenship issues of those displaced by climate change. He lives in Washington, DC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780870334283 |
| ISBN 10 | 087033428X |
| Title | Marylands Eastern Shore |
| Author | John R Wennersten |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 310 |
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