The Elizabeth River
By: Amy Waters Yarsinske.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596292079
Subjects: Elizabeth River (Va.) -- History; Elizabeth River (Va.) -- Environmental conditions; Portsmouth Region (Va.) -- History; Norfolk Region (Va.) -- History; Elizabeth River Region (Va.) -- History, Local; Elizabeth River Region (Va.) -- Commerce -- History; Elizabeth River Watershed (Va.) -- History; Elizabeth River Watershed (Va.) -- Environmental conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Before the White man; title: Explorers and settlers; title: Communities take hold; title: Early commerce and unfortunate events define the princess; title: War on the river; title: Living on mother water; title: Waterways of opportunity; title: The marriage of water and rail; title: Centuries of abundant biodiversity; title: Promulgating a healthy Elizabeth.