Earl Swift
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift rediscovers the final three Apollo Moon landings, arguing that these overlooked missions-distinguished by the use of the revolutionary Lunar Roving Vehicle-were the pinnacle of human exploration"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Tangier Island, Virginia: a community unique on the American landscape. Mapped by John Smith in 1608, settled during the American Revolution, the tiny sliver of mud is home to 470 hardy people who live an isolated and challenging existence, with one foot in the 21st century and another in times long passed. They are separated from their countrymen by the nation's largest estuary -- and a twelve-mile boat trip across often tempestuous water -- geography...