Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
Dec 2, 2014
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10
1505334438
ISBN-13
9781505334432
Description
Life in the Chesapeake region for the family of Ethan Aaron Douglas, from steamboats to newspapers, struggles of immigrants and the changes brought by the industrial revolution. The simple life of watermen and challenges of weather, fire and disaster in the era of 1880 to 1910 brought to life for the reader from a life-long resident of the Tidewater region. Catch up on the latest events from around the Chesapeake as told by the NEWS READERS on the steamboats of the Old Bay Line to the passengers.