1) Exploring the Chesapeake in Small Boats.     by John Page Williams, Jr.

2) Chesapeake Almanac.     by John Page Williams, Jr.

3) Chesapeake Bay: A Field Guide.     by Christopher P. White

4) Life in the Chesapeake Bay.     by Alice J. Lippson and Robert L. Lippson

5) Chesapeake.     by James A. Michener