<p>&quot;The Chesapeake Bay Cook Book&quot; 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&nbsp;Ferdinand C. Latrobe II (1889 - 1944)&nbsp;the son of Ferdinand C. Latrobe mayor of Baltimore Maryland. Ferdinand C. Latrobe II&nbsp;was a noted author best known for his book &quot;Iron Men and Their Dogs.&quot;</p>