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Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science volume 13th ser., 3-4
Johns Hopkins University. Studies in historical and political science volume 13th ser., 3-4
Johns Hopkins University. Studies in historical and political science volume 13th ser., 3-4
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins Press
Pub. Date
1895.
Language
English
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Tidewater Publishers
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
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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. Like the gold and silver mines of the Western frontier, the American oyster industry ballooned into a multi-million dollar business and the same get-rich-quick spirit prevailed. Nearly seven thousand men fought on the Bay for oysters until the resource was almost exhausted...
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