voc ep 94: John R. Wennersten

John R. Wennersten is Emeritus Professor of environmental history at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. He is the author of Maryland's Eastern Shore: A Journey in Time and Place and Anacostia the Death and Birth of an American River.

The Chesapeake: An Environmental Biography is a comprehensive history of the Chesapeake region from the era when tobacco was king and the land was severely deforested, through the great days of fishing -- and over-fishing -- the bay, to the oyster wars, to the times of entrepreneurial greed that filled the tributary rivers with toxins. -Maryland Center for History and Culture

“Wennersten’s careful research and obvious concern for the region show clearly in his reasoned discussions of the multitude of problems facing the area, as conservationists continue to battle with special-interest groups over how best to ‘save the Bay.’”

Marlene Satter—Forward Magazine