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The Norfolk, Virginia Histories book collection is a group of 10 books that detail the history of Norfolk - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Norfolk during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Norfolk, Virginia commercial, industrial, historical, geographical, social (1910) - Banks, Benjamin A - 80 pages
2. Norfolk, Virginia : "the sunrise city by the sea" (1914) - 84 pages
3. Information about Norfolk, Portsmouth, Berkley, Virginia and vicinity .. (1905) - 40 pages
4. The history of Norfolk, Virginia. A review of important events and incidents which occurred from 1736 to 1877; also a record of personal reminiscences and political, commercial, and curious facts (1877) - Harrison W. Burton - 264 pages
5. Norfolk, the marine metropolis of Virginia : and the sound and river cities of North Carolina : a narrative (1888) - Nowitzky, George I - 216 pages
6. The summer of the pestilence. A history of the ravages of the yellow fever in Norfolk, Virginia, A. D. 1855 (1856) - Armstrong, George D. (George Dodd - 192 pages
7. A record of events in Norfolk County, Virginia, from April 19th, 1861, to May 10th, 1862, with a history of the soldiers and sailors of Norfolk County, Norfolk city and Portsmouth, who served in the Confederate States army or navy (1892) - Porter, John W. H - 368 pages
8. Historical and descriptive sketches of Norfolk and vicinity : including Portsmouth and the adjacent counties, during a period of two hundred years ; also sketches of Williamsburg, Hampton, Suffolk, Smithfield, and other places, with descriptions of some of the principal objects of interest in eastern Virginia (1853) - Forrest, William S - 496 pages
9. Facts and figures about Norfolk, Va (1890) - 60 pages
10. 1896. Norfolk, Va., port and city (1896) - 92 pages

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