Our mission is to celebrate the unique history and environment of the Chesapeake.


--Gilbert Grosvenor
Chariman, National Geographic Society

Books

Ed Haile's "John Smith in the Chesapeake"  John Smith in the Chesapeake
  Written by Edward Wright Haile
  Published by RoundHouse
  The 91-page spiral-bound book retails for $25. To order send a personal check for $25 plus $2.50 shipping (VA orders add $1.25 sales tax) to RoundHouse, P.O. Box 155, Champlain, VA 22438.

 

Book jacket: Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith  Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith
  Written by John Page Williams, Jr.
  Photographs by Dave Harp
  Published by National Geographic
  The 192-page paperback retails for $12.95 (ISBN 978-146200694)
  Order from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation



Book Cover: John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages 1607-1609
  Written by Helen Rountree, Wayne Clark, and Kent Mountford
  Published by University of Virginia Press
  The 368-page, illustrated, hardbound edition retails for $29.95. (ISBN 978-0-8139-2644-5)
  Order from Amazon.com

 


Book jacket: Landfall Along the Chesapeake: In the Wake of Captain John Smith  Landfall Along the Chesapeake: In the Wake of Captain John Smith
  Written by Susan Schmidt
  Published by Johns Hopkins University Press
  This 226-page 12x12 hardback retails for $30.00 (ISBN 0-8018-8296-6)
  Order from Amazon.com

 

 

Book jacket: Chesapeake: Bay of LightChesapeake: Bay of Light - An Exploration of the Chesapeake Bay's Wild and Forgotten Places
Written by Tom Horton; Photographs by Ian J. Plant
Published by Mountain Trail Press
The 192-page hardcover book retails for $45.00.
(ISBN 0977793346)
Order from Amazon.com

Book Cover: Guide to Cruising Chesapeake Bay Guide to Cruising the Chesapeake Bay
by Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Published by Chesapeake Bay Communications
The 392-page spiral-bound book retails for $39.95 (ISBN 978-1884726125)
Order from Amazon.com

 

Book Cover: Exploring the Chesapeake in Small BoatsExploring the Chesapeake in Small Boats
Written by John Page Williams, Jr. and William S. Portlock
Published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
This 190-page softback book retails for $12.95
(ISBN 978-0-87033-429-0)
Order from Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

 

 

Book Cover: Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's GuideCruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide
Written by William H. Shellenberger
Published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
The 512-page hardcover book retails for $39.95
(ISBN 978-0071363716)
Order from Amazon.com

 Book Cover: Chesapeake AlmanacChesapeake Almanac
Written by John Page Williams, Jr.
Published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
The 248-page softback book retails for $14.95
(ISBN 978-0-87033-449-8)
Order from Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers