Maritime Annapolis: A History of Watermen, Sails & Midshipmen

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With fortunes that have ebbed and flowed with the tides, Annapolis has graced the banks of the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay since the seventeenth century. Generations have worked the docks, sailed its waters and hunted for Chesapeake Gold--oysters--even as the city became home to a proud military tradition in the United States Naval Academy. Local author Rosemary F. Williams presents a vivid image of Annapolis with tales of violent skirmishes between the dashing Captain Waddell and crews of outlaw oyster poachers, the crabbing rage of the twentieth century, feisty shipwright Benjamin Sallier and the city's Golden Age of Sailing. Williams's fluid prose and stunning vintage images chronicle the maritime history of this capital city and reveal its residents' deep connection to the ever-shifting waters.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Williams, Rosemary F.
  • ISBN: 9781596296596
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.32
  • Number Of Pages: 125
  • Publication Year: 2009
Language: English