Ghost Fleet of Mallow Bay and Other Tales of the Lost Chesapeake. Donald G. Shomette. This book includes three fascinating tales of wonders that lie beneath the Chesapeake. An accomplished underwater archeologist, Shomette describes the cutting edge technology used in the excavation of the steamship New Jersey, the underwater hunt for the earliest English settlement in Maryland, and the story of the great fleet that now rests in eternal slumber at the bottom of Mallow Bay.
The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay. In the decades following the Civil War, the Chesapeake Bay became the scene of a life-and-death struggle to harvest the oyster, one of the most valuable commodities on the Atlantic coast. This regional and social history is brimming with episodes involving watermen, law enforcement officers, government officials, Bay scientists, immigrants, and oyster shuckers, all of whom were drawn into the lethal conflict.
Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay. A detailed account of the War of 1812 as it was conducted on the waters of Chesapeake Bay. The author describes with vigor the humiliating defeats the US experienced (Bladensburg) and the heady triumphs (Fort McHenry) plus everything in between. Aside from the battles, the reader will also come face to face with little known American heroes.
