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Voices of the Chincoteague : memories of Greenbackville and Franklin City
- Title
- Voices of the Chincoteague : memories of Greenbackville and Franklin City / Martha A. Burns and Linda S. Hartsock.
- Author
- Burns, Martha A.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2007.
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- Additional Authors
- Hartsock, Linda S.
- Description
- 223 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Beginning around the turn of the 20th century, people flocked to boom towns like Greenbackville and Franklin City on Virginia's remote Chincoteague Bay to cash in on the lucrative oyster trade. Most eventually settled for simple rural lives, living a cash and barter economy, commuting on foot or by boat, always closely tied to the tide and water. From mystery in the marsh to jealous lovers, these accounts of life on the Bay are filled with work boats, crab pots, and saltwater. As 'come 'eres'--newcomers--to the Eastern Shore, authors Martha A. Burns and Linda S. Hartsock bring a fresh perspective to life on the Bay. They present here the memories of a vanishing way of life in rural America, largely in the words of those who lived it and worked it. Much of the language, insights, and emotion of the last century are here for all to read, coupled with the authors' observations and interpretations of their neighbors and the bay they call home"--p. [4] of cover.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- ITD (Chincoteague Bay Region) 08-845
- ISBN
- 9780738524986 (pbk.)
- 0738524980 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2007922156
- OCLC
- 173516299
- Author
- Burns, Martha A.
- Title
- Voices of the Chincoteague : memories of Greenbackville and Franklin City / Martha A. Burns and Linda S. Hartsock.
- Imprint
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2007.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Hartsock, Linda S.
- Research Call Number
- ITD (Chincoteague Bay Region) 08-845