Description: Biloxi (Mississippi) Maritime History-- Seafood Capital of the World Click image to enlarge Description The Seafood Capital of the World: Biloxi's Maritime History by Edmond Boudreaux. Published by The History Press, 2011. Softcover trade publication in very good condition. Signed by the author. 128 pages. Well illustrated with historic and vintage photographs. 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." : Edmond Boudreaux is a local historian and history columnist from Saucier, Mississippi. Boudreaux is an award-winning archaeologist and decorated veteran and is the author the 2011 History Press book, The Seafood Capital of the World: Biloxi's Maritime History. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Book Title: Seafood Capital of the World: Biloxi's Maritime History
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Economic Conditions, Industries / Food Industry, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Customs & Traditions, United States / General, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2011
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Author: Edmond Boudreaux
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
