References for Kentmorr and the Chesapeake Bay

• Nothing is Impossible, The Adventures and Inventions of Nathan "Bill" Morris by Annette Morris Lerner, 1993: A portrait of Bill Morris, founder of Kentmorr Airpark, the Kentmorr marina and restaurant, and the Bay Bridge airport and marina.

   

• Blue Skies, The Further Adventures of Nathan "Bill" Morris by Annette Morris Lerner and Jack King, 2000: The continuing story of Bill Morris.

   

• Kent Island: The Land That Once Was Eden by Janet Freedman, Maryland Historical Society, 2002: A nostalgic book about the changes on Kent Island. It starts with the Native American Matapeake Indians and works its way through Baltimore's great fire and the construction of the Bay Bridge. It describes the natural resources, economy, and community values of early Kent Island and the changes that have occurred in the last few decades.

   

• Maryland Aloft: A Celebration of Aviators, Airfields, and Aerospace by the Maryland Historical Trust, 2004: An inventory of 125 sites associated with Maryland aviation, complete with oral histories of fifteen aviation contributors. Maryland has a rich aerospace history, starting with the Wright Brothers’ flights at College Park Airport, the great Baltimore Aero Meet of 1910, the Schneider Cup races of 1925, the aviation industry’s dynamic growth during World War II, and the development of manned spaceflight at Goddard Space Flight Center.

   

• Chesapeake by James Michener, Fawcett Books, 1978: A tale of the people, places, and cultures of the Chesapeake Bay, from 1583 to 1978. The book follows several fictional families that were instrumental in settling and developing the Eastern Shore, starting with the first settlers who discovered an untouched landscape full of abundant wildlife.