Chesapeake Country, Abbeville Press 1990. 4th Printing summer of 2000, authored by Lucian Niemeyer with an essay by Eugene Meyer. A regional natural history and social guide to one of the worlds most romantic maritime play areas, the Chesapeake Bay area. The story centers around the natural history of the bay and the natives who lived around it. In 1607, John Smith settled at Jamestown, which later moved the government to Williamsburg, Va. The story takes two tracks, the watermen and the plantations. The area plays a large role in the struggle for independence. The two historical tracks set the stage for the emergence of village centers and finally cities. The environmental state-of-the bay plays an important role in this story of the Bay. Hardbound and oversize, this beautiful photographic essay remains one of the cornerpost books of the Bay. Was reprinted and on the market July of 2000. Sometimes can be found used on the internet at bibliofind. $37.50 new
Long legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands, Stackpole Books 1993. Authored by Lucian Niemeyer with a text by Dr. Mark Riegner. Award winner at the Philadelphia Book Fair. An in-depth study of the 20 species, their morphs and phases, and the wetland habitat which they inhabit. Considered the state-of-the-art in nature photography, this is a powerful natural history of a much maligned environment. This is the first of three studies of the wetlands that Mr. Niemeyer has completed. Two have been published. This is a must book for the serious student and the casual birder. Available from the author $50.00
Old Order Amish, Johns Hopkins University Press 1993. Printed 3 times in hardbound ($39.95) and 3 printings in softbound ($24.95), this is an Amish accepted version of a unique culture, authored by Lucian Niemeyer with a text by Dr. Donald Kraybill. This book was well reviewed as authentic and explanatory by the Amish. Mr. Niemeyer worked in the fields with the Amish for two years as he was doing the study, to insure accuracy. Their acceptance of Mr. Niemeyer and the help that they gave him gives one an unprecedented and unembellished photographical view of their ways. Dr. Kraybill's succinct text cuts to the essence of their history and faith. Many perplexing questions are answered here. A powerful and insightful look at the Amish and their ways. It has taken its place as one of the important books on the Amish. Currently the soft-bound version and hardbound versions are available on the used book market.
Shenandoah, Daughter of the Stars, LSU Press 1994. Authored by Lucian Niemeyer with a text by Julia Davis, now deceased. Oversize and beautiful, this photographic essay portrays the romantic Shenandoah Valley with nostalgia and historical content. The Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Mountains and Alleghenies are immortalized by song, history and powerful photographs. From Harpers Ferry to Roanoke, America's roots may be found here. For this book Julia Davis finished an abridgement of an earlier work of hers, authored in 1945, months before her death at 92 while dancing. $40.00
Where Water Meets Land, York Graphics 1996. Authored by Lucian Niemeyer. The second of four wetland books, this photographic essay soars, though the format is softbound and somewhat smaller then his earlier oversize studies. The story explains the need for the study and the importance of the wetlands. Then it describes where it is placed in the continuing series by Mr. Niemeyer. Some of the images are classic, such as the rare Whooping Crane, Sandhill Crane and Osprey studies. Beautifully printed as a gift to York's 3000 customers, with an additional over 6,000 to the public, this gem will always be a favorite. $16.95. Available from the author.
Schooner Sultana, Building a Chesapeake Legacy, Cornell Maritime Press 2002. A lovely study of the building of replica of a ship built in 1767 which was purchased by the Royal British Navy as a man-of-war. Authored by Lucian Niemeyer who documented the building over two plus years when the ship was launched in March 2001. It has a text written by the Director of the project Drew McMullen and a forward by the Master Shipwright John Swain, who conceived the project. The ship was constructed in Chestertown, Maryland and is being used as a classroom. $35.95
Okefenokee, Land of the Trembling Earth, University Press of Mississippi, 2002. This natural history of one of the world's most unique wetlands located in southeast Georgia and northeastern Florida. Authored and photographed by Lucian Niemeyer with a text by Dr. George Folkerts, this oversize study will be a resource for experts as well as a treasure for Americans. Little known this valuable wetland is vulnerable from encroachments to its swamp as well as its sources of water. The authors hope to draw attention to its magnificence with this study so as to perpetuate its existence for future generation enjoyment. Wild and difficult to penetrate the authors present it different fauna and flora while taking the visitor on a journey through the swamp. $50.00
New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press 2004. With a text by Art Gomez, this sweeping view of New Mexico defines the Land of Enchantment for the viewer in images and essay. From the Four corners area with Shiprock to the caverns at Carlsbad, from the Rockies to the Rio Grande, from Pueblos at Chaco to Santa Fe the extraordinary character of New Mexico is revealed in all of its seasons, colors and pageantry. Much more then a travel documentary, corridors of migration and geography create the setting for this colorful state. $45.00
Desert Wetlands, The University of New Mexico Press 2005. With a text by Thomas Lowe Fleischner. The story of water availability in the southwest quarter of the United States is told daily in the newspapers and in the courts. Nature's adjustment to the lack of water is the removal of the species. This can be measured by an inch of water or less. Thus the story of water in the desert becomes a major story that is told in this book of the southwestern four deserts. $50.00 hardbound $29.95 softbound.
Africa, The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan, The University of New Mexico Press 2006, by Lucian Niemeyer with a foreword by Governor Bill Richardson. This is the saga of four types of holocausts practiced in Rwanda and Sudan. Tribe-on-tribe genocide (Rwanda), Slavery (Sudan), Holy Jihad genocide (Oilfields Sudan), and ethnic cleansing (Nuba Mountains). This study was worked on for ten years and the result is a powerful portrait of man's inhumanity to others. It serves as a beacon that genocide is not dead but should be, if the world's state of mankind plans to see improvement. $50.00
Maine, A Portrait, DownEast Books, 2006, by Lucian Niemeyer. Essays from Rachal Carson's Edge of the Sea and Louise Dickinson Rich's books are included. This book is dedicated to Eliot Porter, the master of color photography. It features the spectacular coastline as well as the Maine Woods. It is a haunting glimpse of nature as well as man's place in it. $35.00
The Photographs of Walter C. Schneider University of Missouri Press 2007 - Edited by Lucian Niemeyer. Wonderful images of Americana taken at a time when we went from a horse drawn society to the automobiles. Walter Schneider was a consummate master of his trade and these newly discovered images are a treasure of art and history. Mr. Niemeyer told the story of the time in photography and history. $50.00
Darfur University of New Mexico Press 2009 - by Lucian Niemeyer - Darfur was told from entry both in the north from Khartoum and from the south. A powerful look at ethnic cleansing including a history of what led up to this holocaust. It is the follow up study told in Africa, The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan. $45.00
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