Chesapeake Legacy: Tools And Traditions

Chesapeake Legacy: Tools and Traditions In the years since Larry Chowning's book Harvesting the Chesapeake: Tools and Traditions was published, the author has fielded many questions from readers about why he did not include a particular fishery or tradition in his collection. To answer those requests, Chowning has created a second volume. The thirty chapters in this comprehensive work encompass a wide range of subjects, from the finfishing industry at the mouth of the Chesapeake, to the hoop net fishery for catfish on the Sassafras River. In addition to the details of the fisheries, Chowning includes some carefully illustrated how-to chapters on shaft-tongs, clam rakes, and rope bow fenders. 1995. 307 pp. Photographs. Illustrations. Figures. Index. 7 × 10. Paper. 978-0-87033-468 ISBN: 978-0-87033-468-9