On This Day in Hampton, Virginia History - Couverture rigide

Holt, Wythe; Hicks, Edward B

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1540233685 ISBN 13 : 9781540233684

Editeur : History Press Library Editions, 2018

Synopsis

Hampton is a historical jewel of the Commonwealth. One day at a time, authors Wythe Holt and Edward B. Hicks offer up fascinating stories of the people and events that shaped it. The city's story begins at the origins of Old Point Comfort as early as 1608, long before the American Revolution. The Emancipation Proclamation was first read to the public on the grounds of today's Hampton University under what would soon be called the Emancipation Oak. NASA's Langley Research Center helped send astronauts to space and tested such icons as the Apollo lunar lander. Fort Monroe encompasses nearly two centuries of service to the country as the largest moated fort in North America. Join Holt and Hicks and enjoy the rich historical legacy every day of the year.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Following his graduation from Arkansas State University, Edward B. Hicks worked for more than three decades as a newspaper advertising executive. He is coauthor of Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia and has edited and provided extensive research for several historical publications. For six years, he was assistant to the curator of the Hampton History Museum.

Wythe Holt received a JD and a PhD in American history from the University of Virginia and taught at the University of Alabama School of Law for thirty-nine years, where he is University Research Professor of Law Emeritus. He has published several articles and books, including being the coauthor both of Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia and of a volume in the Arcadia "Images of America" series, Hampton. He has completed a legal history of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: History Press Library Editions
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1540233685
• ISBN 13: 9781540233684
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 226
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