Joseph T. Rothrock sailed the Bay in the summer of 1883. His great-grandson and his wife duplicated that voyage during the summer of 1983. Both odysseys cover most of the Bay and the James River as far as Richmond. To make the comparison more interesting, the accounts are parallel, with photographs and texts alternating on opposite pages.Chesapeake Odysseys is particularly good for the sailor. Its discussion of the merits and drawbacks of the various harbors are informative and entertaining, and its wholehearted ...
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Joseph T. Rothrock sailed the Bay in the summer of 1883. His great-grandson and his wife duplicated that voyage during the summer of 1983. Both odysseys cover most of the Bay and the James River as far as Richmond. To make the comparison more interesting, the accounts are parallel, with photographs and texts alternating on opposite pages.Chesapeake Odysseys is particularly good for the sailor. Its discussion of the merits and drawbacks of the various harbors are informative and entertaining, and its wholehearted appreciation of the Chesapeake Bay area can be enjoyed by many. -- Roxane Clement, Kent County News
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Fine in VG+ jacket. Brown cloth with white and black titles to spine, in brown and white jacket with b/w photos of authors to front, 8vo. 138pp. Map of Chesapeake Bay. Accounts from cruises of 1883 (first published 1884) and from one hundred years later on facing pages including b/w photos of smae subjects form both trips. Same 19th-century Rothrock for which Rothrock forest in Pennsylvania is named. Book is as new save for tips of surface loss to tips of lower corners of boards. Jacket has light curl along upper edges with very mild abrasioon to spine ends. Central colors, titles and figures all fine. In Brodart.
Add this copy of Chesapeake Odysseys: an 1883 Cruise Revisited to cart. $22.66, very good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Tidewater Pub.
