| Chesapeake 1880: Steamboats & Oyster Wars - The News Reader Contributor(s): Mackey, Elizabeth (Illustrator), Walker, Robert W. (Editor), Rossignol, Ken (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505334438 ISBN-13: 9781505334432 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Series: Steamboats & Oyster Wars - The News Reader |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5" W x 8" (0.59 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Life in the Chesapeake region for the family of Ethan Aaron Douglas, from steamboats to newspapers, struggles of immigrants and the changes brought by the industrial revolution. The simple life of watermen and challenges of weather, fire and disaster in the era of 1880 to 1910 brought to life for the reader from a life-long resident of the Tidewater region. Catch up on the latest events from around the Chesapeake as told by the NEWS READERS on the steamboats of the Old Bay Line to the passengers. |