| Historic Photos of Wilmington Contributor(s): Dudley, Wade G. (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 1684420180 ISBN-13: 9781684420186 Publisher: Turner OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 975 |
| Series: Historic Photos |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (1.66 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - Wilmington, N.C. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For a century after its incorporation in 1740, Wilmington, North Carolina remained a sleepy port city. Then, the coming of steam-power, especially railroad and steamship, enabled a steady growth. War, whether the Civil War with its blockade-runners or the shipbuilding born of the world conflicts of the 1900s, brought more growth. With that expansion came, of course, growing pains. The story of Wilmington, North Carolina is a story of rivers, sounds, and sea, and of a city that grew near the places where those waters mingled. It is the story of a port that became the "Lifeline of the Confederacy" as well as the lifeline of a state. And in this case, it is the story of over a hundred years of history (1860s to 1970s) told through almost two hundred photographs--the captured essences of people and events now lost. |
