books by John R. Wennersten

books by John R. Wennersten

books:

John R. Wennersten

25 Bicycle Tours on Delmarva: Cycling the Chesapeake Bay Country (25 Bicycle Tours)

John R. Wennersten, Stewart M. Wennersten

Countryman Press, 1995

Matthew Stevenson
The Eastern Shore is a great area for bike riding, and this is a great book. I have used it for years.

Leaving America: The New Expatriate Generation

John R. Wennersten

Praeger Publishers, 2007

The New Migration
John Wennersten's book 'Leaving America' is a great book for those seeking to understand the current wave of emigration from the United States, a wave contrary to the arc of history of this country. Wennersten weaves together anecdotes, data, and discussion to not ...

Anacostia
John R. Wennersten

Chesapeake Book Company, 2008

Located in Washington, D. C., the Anacostia River is a poster child for America's tragically neglected, abused urban waterways. There are compelling ethical grounds for remedying this river's environmental problems, for the Anacostia in our time demonstrates that environmental burdens like pollution and resource depletion are not shared equally. ...

The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay

John R. Wennersten

Tidewater Publishers, 1981

Documents Hard Feelings between VA & MD for 200 Yrs
Currently much of Northern Virginia gets their drinking water from the Potomac River. For several years they've been trying to extend the intake pipe into the middle of the River where the water is less muddy and requires less treatment. The State of Maryland has ...

The Chesapeake: An Environmental Biography

John R. Wennersten

Maryland Historical Society, 2000

The Survival of the Planet Is not a Special Interest
This book confirms Wennersten's place as a premier authority on the Chesapeake Bay region. Like his earlier books, it renders massive, meticulous scholarship in eminently readable form for the general public. Beginning before the arrival of human beings, his story ...

Maryland's Eastern Shore: A Journey in Time and Place

John R. Wennersten

Tidewater Publishers, 1992

Yes, a journey...
I bought this book so I could get some fun facts and interesting comments to stimulate conversation at our family get together over the holidays. We hosted an Eastern Shore themed party and I displayed blurbs from the book and the old folks from the native Eastern ...