Chesapeake Author:James Mitchner This novel tells a magnificent historical saga of our land and its people. Focusing on the generations of seven brawling, burgeoning families--their failures and triumphs, their uniquely American spirit and drive--living on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. It was the first work of fiction in ten years to make its debut on the New York Times Best Sell... more »er List as number one. It was also a selection of the Book of the Month and the Playboy Book Club.« less