Chesapeake : An Environmental Biography - John Wennersten - HARDBACK - VERY GOOD

Maryland Historical Society

The Chesapeake An Environmental Biography\nby John R Wennersten\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John R Wennersten\nTitle: The Chesapeake An Environmental Biography\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Conservation of the environment\nPublisher: The Maryland Historical Society\nPublication year: 2001\nISBN-13: 9780938420750\nISBN-10: 0938420755\nRRP: \u00A326.50\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nPart of the problem in dealing with public perceptions about Chesapeake Bay is that people think it will last forever. This obviously is not true. As oceanographer Jerry Schubel has noted, twenty thousand years ago there was no Chesapeake Bay. Since that time, there have been other beginnings and endings of other Chesapeake Bays. As we look to the future, however, we can see that increasing.