| On This Day in Hampton, Virginia History Contributor(s): Holt, Wythe (Author), Hicks, Edward B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467139742 ISBN-13: 9781467139748 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| LCCN: 2017963930 |
| Series: On This Day in |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The history of a town is almost like a personal diary, each day filled with the events and people who made their mark. This collection could be thought of as Hampton's diary, as authors Wythe Holt and Edward B. Hicks offer up a day by day history of the stories that shaped this jewel of the Commonwealth. The city's story begins at the origins of Old Point comfort as early as 1608 on the coast of Virginia and about 25 miles from the first permanent English settlement in the New World, Jamestown, but that's only the beginning of the story. The Emancipation Proclamation was first read to the public on the grounds of what is now Hampton University under what would soon be called the Emancipation Oak. NASA's Langley Research Center helped send astronauts to space and tested the Apollo Lunar Lander. Fort Monroe encompasses nearly two centuries of service to the country, as historic and symbolic site during the Civil War as a Union stronghold in the midst of the Confederacy and as the largest stone fort in North America. Join Holt and Hicks and enjoy the rich historical legacy of Hampton every day of the year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Holt, Wythe: - 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. |