Johns Hopkins University Press Gibbons, P: Wye Island

Today, most of the 2,800 tranquil acres that make up Wye Island are managed by the Maryland Park Service. However, from 1973 to 1974, the island was the site of a raging controversy. Combining history, journalism, character sketches, and sharp sociological insight, the author presents the conflict over Wye Island in its multiple dimensions. ...