Seashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Island

By: Barnes, Brooks M.

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813918790
• ISBN13: 9780813918792
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An excellent reference of the Virginia Barrier Islands

Those who live on the beach are subject to some of the more momentous forces of nature.... storms and hurricanes. In few other places has this been the case more than along the Virginia coast....and this work explores all those who lived in this treacherous margin between the mainland and the ocean. The book covers the continuing shifting of the islands through time, as well as their attempts of being habitable. The most celebrated ponies on the seaboard get their due...as well as some famous people who owned land or visited the area. It also serves as a valuable lesson to those who may wish to live in the apparent peace and solitude of the shore....for it can change at a moment's notice. It is one of the most balanced local histories I've ever read...and is told from the perspective of those on the islands, a very nice touch. Those interested in the Mid-Atlantic should run and buy this book while it's still in print.