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Hardcover Chesapeake Wildlife: Stories of Survival and Loss Book

ISBN: 0870335367

ISBN13: 9780870335365

Chesapeake Wildlife: Stories of Survival and Loss

When Captain John Smith sailed up the Chesapeake Bay in 1608, he discovered a land so rich in wildlife that numbers could not begin to tell the whole story. The abundances of birds blackened the sky. Meat-eating wolves and mountain lions had so much game at their disposal that they didn't bother the caged livestock. Deer could be easily killed ten or fifteen at a time by the native tribes, using primitive tools. The wildlife was so abundant that it...

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A singularly stunning, breathtakingly beautiful book

Chesapeake Wildlife (text and illustrations by Pat Vojtech) is a singularly stunning, breathtakingly beautiful book, filled with full color photographs of natural wildlife from black bears to snowy egrets. The text includes a history and overview of Chesapeake wildlife, followed by looks at various specific species including elk, raccoons, raptors, seabirds, and much more. Chesapeake Wildlife is impressively informative, highly recommended for school and community library wildlife reference collections, and the perfect giftbook for any nature enthusiast.
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