The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay
The life-and-death struggle to harvest Chesapeake Bay oysters in the decades after the Civil War — a compelling piece of regional history.
In the decades following the Civil War, Chesapeake Bay became the scene of a fierce struggle to harvest oysters. Noted historian John Wennersten tells the stories of watermen, law enforcement, government officials, scientists, immigrants, and oyster shuckers all tangled up in the trade.
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