Whow ! By far the best photographic portrait of the Eastern Shore of Maryland I have ever seen, Just loved it.

This is by far the best photographic portrait of the Eastern Shore of Maryland ever published. It was just breathtaking !
The cover shot tells so much of what has made up the history of this quaint outback of Maryland. Anyone with a mind for beautiful photography should include this book for their library.

This book is a charming collection of photographs showing the beauty of the eastern shore of Maryland. As one of the photographers I can tell you that this book shows off the areas local photographers as well as some photographs taken by visitors to our shore. Seeing the Eastern Shore through so many pairs of eyes gives new insight, even to those who have lived here for years. If you love Marylands Eastern Shore you will love this book!

Great book. Picks right up where the Lord's Oyster left off. It really is nice to read a book of historical nature that has a sort of recognizability to it. I am from the Eastern Shore of Md and perhaps I am some-what biased in opinion. Read it for yourself though, you'll be suprised to see how much like Huckleberry Finn this is. (but on the bay not the Mississippi.)

Tilghman is gifted with the ability to express the secret yearnings, fears, regrets, and resentments of characters who can't speak for themselves. Perhaps the best example of this is "A Gracious Rain," in which Stanley, a blue-collar worker, ponders the meaning of life and feelings he can't articulate even to himself. Stanley's general satisfaction with his life forms a poignant contrast to his untimely death from a heart attack. The story's brooding, ruminative tone infuses this tragedy with a kind of eerie calm. At the story's close, Stanley becomes omniscient in death, like the characters in "Our Town." As he looks into the souls of those he knew, he discovers that it's the absence of pat answers to life's great questions that keeps us going.

Most of the stories in this collection deal with fathers, especially those trying to hold together shaky family foundations in the face of uncertain futures. Readers will find their thoughts turning again and again to the insights these stories impart--the mark of satisfying, skillful fiction.

I am always looking for books on the sport of waterfowling and it's history. This book was very enjoyable as it talked of a way of life many years ago; not only about those men who participated as market hunters, but of the tools of their trade. As a modern waterfowler, I blamed the lack of game on these people of the past. From reading this book I learned not to blame them, but rather understand why they did what they did. I have a different outlook now. I would suggest reading The Outlaw Gunner and The Last of the Market Hunters

Love shipwreck stories? Like to dive for treasure? Like reading about Eastern states history? GET THIS BOOK! I read this book non-stop, I couldn't put it down. Anyone familliar with east coast shore towns will love reading about the fantastic treasures lying hidden somewhere "down there" off the coast! I guess the average person would not be interested in this book, but I often stand at the waves at the New Jersey shore and think about ships laden with gold and silver, from 200 years ago and wonder how many are still buried beneath the waves. Arm-chair historians, treasure divers and ship wreck romantics: find this book!

Kirk Mariner's book "Off 13 - The Eastern Shore of Virginia Guidebook" offers a highly informative and entertaining guide to an overlooked but tranquil peninsula bounded by the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, not far from the Nation's Capital. Many people know of Chincoteague but may not be aware that the rest of the Virginia eastern shore is well worth exploring. "Off 13" is full of interesting anecdotes and historical information about the area and its many little towns as well as useful and practical information for travellers.

Chappell, best known for her Sam and Hollis mysteries, is also the author of two collections of short stories about a village out on the marsh called Oysterback, a place where anything can happen and frequently does. These stories are a delight, full of magical realism and the extraordinary realism of day to day living.

Helen Chappell's great genius is in her characters and her sense of magical realism.

I like the line were they go in the house and the kid said "Will it's up to us." I really like the basset hound that's dead. I woud read it in the dark at night because you can get scared and that's what makes it fun.