This book was written by Amy Waters Yarsinske, published in 1998, the narrative is 128 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos. Including never before published images spanning the years 1870 to 1965, this collection is a nostalgic view of those lazy summer days in the southside region of Hampton Roads. Scenes from the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton, chronicle the familiar and well loved activities of summer. From fishing trips, beach outings, and picnics to ice cream cones, fireworks and baseball. Evoking the sweet, heavy scent of summer with beautiful photographs and charming anecdote, this book is a well crafted history of summertime in Virginia that invites all to reminisce. Whether you are a newcomer to the area or a longtime resident, Summer on the Southside will appeal to everyone who has ever spent a warm summer evening sitting on the porch, listening to the frogs and watching the lightning bugs. This paper back book is in good condition.

Item # AA2661