Bibliograph

Yorktown, Kathleen Manley and Richard Shisler

Type

Label

Yorktown, Kathleen Manley and Richard Shisler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yorktown

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kathleen Manley and Richard Shisler

Series statement

Postcard history series

Summary

In 1750, the deep-water port of Yorktown housed approximately 250-300 businesses, with as many as 2,000 people thriving in the small town. By 1781, the Revolutionary War's final siege had been staged, and the British were caught without resources to win the final battle against the American and Allied forces. Freedom was won for America, but Yorktown would continue to see war. In 1862, the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War led to a month-long battle near the site of the previous conflict. In 1917, World War I brought the embarkation of the Atlantic Fleet, and within a few decades, World War II would change Yorktown and the nation forever. These historic postcards portray the first family houses, the churches, the courthouses, the military, the battlefields, and the commemorative memorials of the area, showing the town's progression through time, from the 18th century through the present day

Target audience

adult

Contributor