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Privately Printed, Abell, MD, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, hardcover. No dj, blue cloth. Vg condition. Signed by the author. Covers lightly rubbed, contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 231 pp., illus.

Privately Printed, 1973. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Good Ex Lib with usual markings. Inscribed by author. Tight

Heritage Books, 2012. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Heritage Books, Inc.. New. This is the first complete history of the Tidewater Potomac (Washington DC to the Chesapeake Bay) It covers the full period from the settlement of Maryland and Virginia in the early 1600s to the late 1960s The author, editor of the Chronicles of St Mary’s (the monthly magazine of the St Mary’s County Historical Society), tells of the generations of men who worked, fought and sailed the waters of the lower Potomac for over three centuries For more than 50 years he observed the happenings on the river and deplored the pollution and waste of resources of this beautiful arm of the Chesapeake During this period, he accumulated a considerable store of river lore Included in the story is data concerning the effect of several wars and the losses and suffering of the river front people in these wars The establishment of the Federal City, the “Oyster Wars,” steam-boating, great freezes and hurricanes are part of the river story Boat building on the river is traced from the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Abell, MD: By the Author, 1968. Inscribed on front end paper, "and now on this 9th of July 1984 to Dame Betty Bandel for her Birthday Anniversary Edwin W. Beitzell". Name on front end paper. Bumped corners. Slight soil on back cover.. Inscribed By Author. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.