Chesapeake Men: Their Stories - Their Memories

by Don Parks

Overview

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and at one time provided a major portion of the nation's seafood. Oysters, crabs, and clams were in abundance and the men of Maryland's Eastern Shore relied on the Chesapeake to make their livelihood. Now eleven of these Shoremen share their memories. The stories they tell will both enlighten and entertain. Some earned a great sum of money in a short amount of time, while others experienced one misfortune after another. Learn about devastating storms, like Hurricane Agnes, from which they made harrowing escapes. Read about high-ranking politicians, from governors to presidents, who have made the Chesapeake Bay a center of political activity. Coming from diverse backgrounds, these men represent a broad spectrum of folks who lived along the Eastern Shore, worked the waters of the Bay, and experienced the harshness of Chesapeake winters as well as her glorious sunrises.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764344619
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	02/28/2014
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,120,833
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Don Parks is a lifelong resident of Maryland's Eastern Shore who has always been fascinated by the Chesapeake Bay. The son of a Chesapeake waterman, he is a retired educator. He resides on a tributary of the Chesapeake.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 Dave McQuay 12

Chapter 2 Stanley Larrimore 22

Chapter 3 Chris Skinner 34

Chapter 4 Clarence Marshall 44

Chapter 5 Robert Fitzgerald 54

Chapter 6 Willy Roe 64

Chapter 7 Dallas Bradshaw 76

Chapter 8 Floyd Azbell, Jr. 84

Chapter 9 Hayward Turner 94

Chapter 10 Lloyd L. Simpkins 104

Chapter 11 Eddie Somers, Jr. 114

Afterword 126