Seashore Chronicles
Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands
Published on 29. October 1997
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8139-1748-1 (ISBN)
Description
Over 20 accounts from travellers have been collated by the editors of this book to give a flavour of the history of the Virginia Barrier Islands. Readers learn of the fishermen and herdsmen who settled on the islands; salvage operations; the American Civil War; and the resort hotels of the 1890s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
54 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-1748-1 (9780813917481)
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