Harpers Ferry: A Visual Collection.Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry, town (1990 pop. 308), Jefferson co., easternmost W Va., at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers; inc. 1763. The town is a tourist attraction, known for its history and its scenic beauty. John Brown's seizure of the U.S. : A Visual Collection Stephen M. Cobaugh DMG (Disk iMaGe) The file format used in the Macintosh for distributing Mac software. Mac install packages appear as a virtual disk drive on the Mac as if you had inserted a CD or floppy disk. Donegal Media Group 231 School Lane, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-8111 1427602913 $23.95 National award-winning photographer and Civil War reenactor Stephen M. Cobaugh presents Harpers Ferry: A Visual Collection, a collection of black-and-white and color photographic images, some modern, some vintage, capturing the landscape of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia (formerly in Virginia; see Civil War . The images reveal Harpers Ferry dramatic 260-year history, from George Washington's establishment of an armory and rifle factory to John Brown's doomed 1859 raid to free slaves to a Civil War battle three years later and the present-day municipal battle to preserve the local natural landscape. The text brings history alive with colorful anecdotes, historic songs, and an insightfully jocular joc·u·lar adj. 1. Characterized by joking. 2. Given to joking. [Latin iocul tone. An extraordinary visual glimpse to small town America's past from its frontier roots to the modern day. |
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