{"product_id":"steam-and-steel-the-eastern-shore-of-virginia-1870-1884-paperback","title":"Steam and Steel: The Eastern Shore of Virginia 1870-1884 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrooks Miles Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe years following the Civil War were fraught with change for the people of the Virginia counties of Accomack and Northampton on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay. War had altered patterns of trade two hundred years old and had accelerated change in agriculture and the fisheries. Moreover, the end of slavery required new economic, social, and political arrangements. As Eastern Shoremen struggled with these challenges, Northern capitalists eyed investment opportunities on the conquered peninsula. In \u003cem\u003eSteam and Steel: The Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1870-1884, \u003c\/em\u003e Brooks Miles Barnes describes how improved transportation by rail and water set in motion the Eastern Shore's economic and cultural colonization by the industrial North.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrooks Miles Barnes is a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia with roots in both Accomack and Northampton counties. He studied at the University of Virginia where he earned a Ph. D. in History. For many years he served as librarian in charge of the local history collection at the Eastern Shore Public Library. He is author of \u003cem\u003eGallows on the Marsh: Crime and Punishment on the Chesapeake, 1906\u003c\/em\u003e, and editor, with Barry R. Truitt, of \u003cem\u003eSeashore Chronicles: Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52805192646963,"sku":"9781628064513","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CstOFgCJp99781628064513.webp?v=1764853122","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/steam-and-steel-the-eastern-shore-of-virginia-1870-1884-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}