The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay by John R. Wennersten The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay John R. Wennersten Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers Copyright 1981 ISBN 9780870332630 147 pages Inscribed by the author The binding is in good condition and the pages are clean. There is a gift inscription dated 1981 written by the author on the title page. The cover is edge toned. The jacket is scuffed and edge worn and the front flap is creased. Good. Hardcover. In the decades following the Civil War, Chesapeake Bay became the scene of a life and death struggle to harvest the oyster, one of the most valuable commodities on the Atlantic coast. (12)