"The Chesapeake Bay Cook Book" contains a variety of seafood recipes showing how to cook Maryland and Chesapeake style dishes -- crab, lobster, shellfish, fin fish, and many more, in both traditional and unexpected ways. It was written by Ferdinand C. Latrobe II (1889 - 1944), the son of Ferdinand C. Latrobe, mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. Ferdinand C. Latrobe II was a noted author, best known for his book "Iron Men and Their Dogs."