{"product_id":"ocean-city-nan-devincent-hayes-9780738501222","title":"Ocean City: Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the beloved town of Ocean City, Maryland and it's vibrant, historic past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally the land of the Algonquian people, the barrier island on which Ocean City is now located, served as a protective wall for the mainland Delmarva peninsula. It was a somewhat remote area until five men, having formed the Atlantic Hotel Company Corporation, built the first lodging facility, and Ocean City as a coastal resort began to take root. From the cattle grazing in the mid-1800s to the few blocks of buildings constructed at the turn of the century, from the infamous storm of 1933 to the overwhelming growth of the 1940s, Ocean City has had a rich and vibrant history. This volume offers a historical perspective of Ocean City from its inception to 1946, a period when growth was steady but slow. Now boasting over eight million visitors annually, the area is Maryland's golden-haired child and its second-largest city during peak summer weekends when an average of 300,000 tourists arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nan Devincent-Hayes, John E. Jacob\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738501220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738501222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.55w x 0.34d","brand":"Nan Devincent-Hayes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925763555583,"sku":"9780738501222","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_58046976-1352-48e5-8a75-e4391c2b69ae.jpg?v=1681079210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ocean-city-nan-devincent-hayes-9780738501222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}