Hymn to the Chesapeake by Robert P. Arthur, illustrated by A. Aubrey Bodine

This expanded version of Hymn to the Chesapeake contains new works from the past twenty years, many revisions, and numerous additional photographs by A. Aubey Bodine, whose photographs inspired much of Robert Arthur’s work. Now available in a Collector's Hardback Edition as of April 2019. The Chesapeake region has inspired and nurtured humanity for millennia. Long before the crossing of the Mayflower to this region, native Americans lived in harmony with the bounty of the land and seascape. The Pilgrims sought refuge in the new country when they landed in the marshes of the Chesapeake. Challenged by the thick forests, the climate, disease, the incredibly strong nature, the early settlements nearly died out. Humanity has been drawn to the natural beauty and bounty of the Chesapeake for as long as we can remember. Pirates, settlers, presidents, inventors, artists, poets, writers, musicians, farmers, fishermen, immigrants, people seeking refuge, livelihood, homestead, a way of life