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The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay

ByJohn Wennersten

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Eastern Branch Press is pleased to announce the new paperback edition of John R. Wennersten's The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay.<p> In the decades following the Civil War, Chesapeake Bay became the scene of a life and death struggle to harvest the oyster, one of the most valuable commodi­ties on the Atlantic coast. In this book, noted historian and author John Wennersten tells the stories of wa­termen, law enforcement officers, government officials, Bay scientists, immi­grants, and oyster shuckers involved in the oyster trade.</p>

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Publication Date
Nov 25, 2007
Language
English
ISBN
9780615182506
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): John Wennersten

Specifications

Pages
164
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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