{"product_id":"bay-country-paperback","title":"Bay Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBay Country\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Horton's bestselling book about the Chesapeake, is now available in paperback from Johns Hopkins. A native of Maryland's Eastern Shore, Horton has written about the environment for the past fifteen years in the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a writer who can mention herring and Proust in the same breath--and charm readers with no previous affection for either. His stories of oysters and sea nettle, elms and rivers, barrier islands and blue crabs, farmers and watermen, always reach beyond the local to the most universal of subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a collection of personal essays, the distillation of what has seemed truest and best through a decade of reporting on the Maryland environment. The choice of subjects inclines toward the Chesapeake Bay, as does most of the state's land and water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Horton\u003c\/b\u003e is a native and resident of Maryland's Eastern Shore and a regular contirbutor to the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.97 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451591278770,"sku":"9780801848759","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e54cd2bf354ca7f382bc34f80269b789.webp?v=1778797846","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bay-country-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}