| The Seafood Capital of the World: Biloxi's Maritime History Contributor(s): Boudreaux, Edmond (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609492846 ISBN-13: 9781609492847 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 338.372 |
| LCCN: 2011019692 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South - Locality - Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Predating even colonial America, Biloxi was established for its welcoming gulf shore both a home for traders and a beacon for explorers of the mainland. Geography made Biloxi a historic maritime hub of trade and travel; the seafood industry made it a vibrant, thriving community. Thanks to the efforts of a variety of diverse ethnic groups, Biloxi was dubbed the Seafood Capital of the World" at the turn of the century. By the 1920s, there were more than forty seafood factories occupying two bustling cannery districts. Cajuns with deep ties to the region, industrious Croatian immigrants and hardworking Vietnamese migr 's all contributed to Biloxi's seafood industry. Through the Civil War, devastating hurricanes and shifting economies, these hard-fishing families have endured, building Biloxi and forming its character." |