Seashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands

by Brooks Miles Barnes and Barry R. Truitt (editors)

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Book desription: Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1997. Seashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands. In Seashore Chronicles, Brooks Miles Barnes and Barry R. Truitt have gathered nearly two dozen travelers' accounts, along with a wealth of illustrations, to create a lively protrait of the Barrier Islands and their inhabitants. The writings of novelists, journalists, naturalists, hunters, the wealthy at play, and ordinary tourists capture the history of the islands from the 1650s to the 1990s. Today, the annual Chincoteague pony penning attracts 40,000 vistors each year(This event was described first in the childrens book "Misty of Chincoteague.) Book Condition is Fine; white cloth over spine with silver lettering on spine. 248pp. Maps, b&w photos, list of photo credits, notes, index. First Edition. Book is clean with no markings, a tight binding, and white pages. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; blue glossy jacket with good color, price intact and no tears or nicks. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. History/Natural History/VA.

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