Chesapeake (Bay) Waters: Four Centuries of Controversy, Concern, and Legislation by Jay G., Jr. Merwin; John Capper; Garrett Power; Frank R. Shivers; Editor-Steven G. Davison - 1997-11-14

Schiffer Publishing, Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Schiffer Publishing, November 1997. Hardcover. USED Very Good. Chesapeake Waters: Four Centuries of Controversy Concern and Legislation Second Edition. By Steven G. Davison Jay G. Merwin Jr. John Capper Garrett Power and Frank R. Shivers Jr.

Tidewater Pub. Collectible - Like New. Signed Copy Collectible - Like New. Very Good dust jacket. 2nd edition. Signed by Davison on title page.

Schiffer Publishing, 1997-11-14. Hardcover. New.

Schiffer Publishing, 1997-11-14. Hardcover. Like New.

Centreville, Maryland, U.S.A.: Tidewater Pub, 1997. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SecondEdition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition second edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY

Centreville: Tidewater, 1997. First printing of this edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in dust jacket. Signed by Frank Shivers and Jay Martin.

Hardback. New. Although media reports suggest that there always has been public concern over the health of the Chesapeake Bay, this is a fairly recent phenomenon. For centuries people saw the bay as a bottomless sink for waste products-a natural decomposer with the ability to freshen itself with ocean inflows. Not until human health and livelihood seemed threatened did people begin to think seriously about management by such methods as treating sewage and limiting seafood harvests. Chesapeake Waters chronicles four centuries of public attitudes about the bay-and legislative responses to them-from 1607, the date of the first English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, to the close of the twentieth century. In the last few decades, wide-reaching measures by federal and local governments have influenced how people use the bay: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed a massive study of bay quality; the Chesapeake Bay Program was launched; the Critical Area Protection Act went into effect. The… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Schiffer, 1997-11-14. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!