Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The Oyster Wars (1959) w/ Christine Keiner

The Oyster Wars (1959) w/ Christine Keiner

Published: March 30, 2023, 1:39 p.m.

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It\\u2019s March 20th. This day in 1959, a skirmish between the fisheries police and an oyster boat results in the death of a Virginia oysterman \\u2014 and sheds light on a decades-long battle known as the \\u201cOyster Wars.\\u201d

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Dr Christine Keiner of RIT to discuss why there was so much tension and violence along the Chesapeake Bay, going all the way back in the mid-1800s.

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Be sure to check out Christine\\u2019s book The Oyster Question: Scientists, Watermen, and the Maryland Chesapeake Bay since 1880

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