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An Island Out of Time : A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake
An Island Out of Time A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake
Author: Tom Horton
Smith Island is a marshy archipelago in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Although it is only nine miles from the mainland, it's 150 Waterman and their families live much as their ancestors did 300 years ago, exquisitely attuned to the habits of blue crab, oyster, and waterfowl, knowing that on any given day their lives literally depend...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679781059
ISBN-10: 0679781056
Publication Date: 5/27/1997
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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