Witness the beauty and allure of Chincoteague, Virginia's largest inhabited island in 167 beautiful, modern color photos and 58 vintage postcards. Featured are the Island Roxy Theater, Miss Molly's Inn, the Beebe Ranch, the Misty of Chincoteague statue, and the Assateague lighthouse. Also portrayed are the world-famous and much-loved ponies, native to the islands, that are captured during the annual pony swim from Assateague to Chincoteague and auctioned. The well researched and informative text provides an engaging history of Chincoteague and its ponies, told with the easy flair and style of...

There is nothing more enjoyable than a vacation at Delaware's Rehoboth Beach. Every day during the summer, Rehoboth is a gracious and welcoming host to those seeking pleasures of the seashore. Its boardwalk is lined with hotels, shops, amusement places, and restaurants from which panoramic vistas of the oceanfront beckon. Rehoboth truly has something for everyone. Yet vacations there end too early and memories of fun times fade. It does not have to be that way. This colorful collection of over 250 beautiful color photographs display and preserve your Rehoboth vacation. Turn the pages when...

It has been over 350 years since Annapolis, Maryland, was founded, and it served as Maryland's state capital for over 310 years. Over 240 gorgeous color photos present poignant and picturesque views of sidewalk and harbor scenes, storefronts, houses, doorways, St. John's College, and the well-known United States Naval Academy. The text provides a heartfelt and lighthearted narrative reminiscing on the author's childhood impressions of Annapolis. He also describes Annapolis today, as Narrow streets, clapboards, Flemish-bond brickwork, bright and pastel painted doorways, an array of varied...

Over 300 postcards and engaging text present Maryland's beach resorts of yesteryear. Before the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and improved highways, the Chesapeake Bay was dotted with many beach resorts. By the 1890s, the two most popular beaches in Maryland were Betterton and Tolchester Beach. It was a time when going to the beach meant an excursion boat ride across the bay. Betterton's heyday was from the 1890s to the 1940s, when Betterton's Victorian wooden hotels were booked solid and served home cooked meals all summer. From its beginnings as a small picnic ground in the 1870s,...

The 220 beautiful postcards provide a nostalgic look at the Virginia Beach of yesterday, while 89 vibrant, color photos show the town today. Learn how Virginia Beach got its start and see the early boardwalk. Take a grand tour chronicling the changes, from its beginnings in 1878, when only the Seatack Lifesaving Station inhabited the shore, to the present day. View the Norwegian Lady statue of yesteryear and today, stroll the boardwalk through the decades, and compare today's Coast Guard Station to the early Seatack station. Also provided is a short history of postcards and their values. This...