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- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Signed
- Yes
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780271021843
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271021845
ISBN-13
9780271021843
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1987264
Product Key Features
Book Title
Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, History
Book Series
Keystone Bks.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
29 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-046359
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era, may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast." --Caroline Terenzini, Centre Daily Times (CDT), &"Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era, may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast.&" &-Caroline Terenzini, Centre Daily Times (CDT), "Enhanced with more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." --Midwest Book Review, "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together." --Gerald S. Lestz, Strasburg Weekly News, &"Brubaker&'s carefully researched and skillfully written volume [is] a fascinating read for anyone needing a reminder of how much a river can affect human lives.&" &-Rick Marsi, Binghampton Press and Sunday Bulletin, "If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake . . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed." --James H. Bready Baltimore Sun, "There have been dozens of books written about the Susquehanna River, the largest river on the East Coast of the United States, and the river that delivers half of the freshwater needed by the Chesapeake Bay to maintain its ecological balance. But perhaps none is more engaging than Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake (Penn State Press, 2002), mainly because it tells us so much more about the river's history--both natural and human--than we've ever known before." --Erica L. Shames Susquehanna Life Magazine, "[Jack Brubaker] offers an intimate view of life along the East Coast's largest river by layering geology on history on ecology on travelogue." --Jo-Ann Greene, Lancaster Sunday News, "If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake . . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed." -James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun, &"If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake. . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed.&" &-James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun, "Brubaker's carefully researched and skillfully written volume [is] a fascinating read for anyone needing a reminder of how much a river can affect human lives." --Rick Marsi Binghampton Press and Sunday Bulletin, &"There have been dozens of books written about the Susquehanna River, the largest river on the East Coast of the United States, and the river that delivers half of the freshwater needed by the Chesapeake Bay to maintain its ecological balance. But perhaps none is more engaging than Jack Brubaker&'s Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake (Penn State Press, 2002), mainly because it tells us so much more about the river&'s history&-both natural and human&-than we&'ve ever known before.&" &-Erica L. Shames, Susquehanna Life Magazine, "If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake . . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed." --James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun, "Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era , may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast." -Caroline Terenzini, Centre Daily Times (CDT), "Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era, may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast." -Caroline Terenzini, Centre Daily Times (CDT), "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." --Midwest Book Review, "Captures the charm--and violence--of the Chesapeake Bay's only indispensable tributary. . . . Doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, &"Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers.&" &-Midwest Book Review, &"Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best.&" &-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I've ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel." --Eileen Graham, Harrisburg Patriot News, "Brubaker's carefully researched and skillfully written volume [is] a fascinating read for anyone needing a reminder of how much a river can affect human lives." -Rick Marsi, Binghampton Press and Sunday Bulletin, "The title of Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a bit of a tongue-twister, but the book itself is an exemplary work of regional history that gives the most important river of the Mid-Atlantic its due." --Jonathan Yardly, Washington Post Book World, &"Enhanced with more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers.&" &-Midwest Book Review, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together." --Gerald S. Lestz Strasburg Weekly News, "Captures the charm-and violence-of the Chesapeake Bay's only indispensable tributary. . . . Doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together." -Gerald S. Lestz, Strasburg Weekly News, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together." --Gerald S. Lestz, Strasburg Weekly News, "There have been dozens of books written about the Susquehanna River, the largest river on the East Coast of the United States, and the river that delivers half of the freshwater needed by the Chesapeake Bay to maintain its ecological balance. But perhaps none is more engaging than Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake (Penn State Press, 2002), mainly because it tells us so much more about the river's history-both natural and human-than we've ever known before." -Erica L. Shames, Susquehanna Life Magazine, "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "The title of Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a bit of a tongue-twister, but the book itself is an exemplary work of regional history that gives the most important river of the Mid-Atlantic its due." --Jonathan Yardly Washington Post Book World, "This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I've ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel." --Eileen Graham, Harrisburg Patriot News, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." - Midwest Book Review, "This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I've ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel." --Eileen Graham Harrisburg Patriot News, "Enhanced with more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." -- Midwest Book Review, "Enhanced with more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." -Midwest Book Review, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "Brubaker's carefully researched and skillfully written volume [is] a fascinating read for anyone needing a reminder of how much a river can affect human lives." --Rick Marsi, Binghampton Press and Sunday Bulletin, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." -- Midwest Book Review, "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." -Midwest Book Review, "The title of Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a bit of a tongue-twister, but the book itself is an exemplary work of regional history that gives the most important river of the Mid-Atlantic its due." -Jonathan Yardly, Washington Post Book World, "This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I've ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel." -Eileen Graham, Harrisburg Patriot News, "Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era , may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast." --Caroline Terenzini, Centre Daily Times (CDT), "If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake. . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed." --James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun, "[Jack Brubaker] offers an intimate view of life along the East Coast's largest river by layering geology on history on ecology on travelogue." -Jo-Ann Greene, Lancaster Sunday News, "Captures the charm--and violence--of the Chesapeake Bay's only indispensable tributary. . . . Doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." --Jonathan Yardley Washington Post Book World, "If you have time this summer for only one nonfiction book, this is to beat a drum for Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake. . . . Jack Brubaker is superbly informed." -James H. Bready, Baltimore Sun, "There have been dozens of books written about the Susquehanna River, the largest river on the East Coast of the United States, and the river that delivers half of the freshwater needed by the Chesapeake Bay to maintain its ecological balance. But perhaps none is more engaging than Jack Brubaker's Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake (Penn State Press, 2002), mainly because it tells us so much more about the river's history--both natural and human--than we've ever known before." --Erica L. Shames, Susquehanna Life Magazine, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together." -Gerald S. Lestz, Strasburg Weekly News, "[Jack Brubaker] offers an intimate view of life along the East Coast's largest river by layering geology on history on ecology on travelogue." --Jo-Ann Greene Lancaster Sunday News, &"This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I&'ve ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel.&" &-Eileen Graham, Harrisburg Patriot News, &"The title of Jack Brubaker&'s Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a bit of a tongue-twister, but the book itself is an exemplary work of regional history that gives the most important river of the Mid-Atlantic its due.&" &-Jonathan Yardly, Washington Post Book World, "Enhanced with more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down The Susquehanna To The Chesapeake is a fascinating, well written, highly recommended treatise and would serve as an admirable model to writing about and exploring the histories of other major American rivers." - Midwest Book Review, "Jack Brubaker, editorial page editor and a columnist for the Lancaster New Era , may have written the ultimate book about the Susquehanna River. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake , published by Penn State University Press, is a paean to the largest river on the East Coast." --Caroline Terenzini Centre Daily Times (CDT), " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, "This beautifully written and designed volume is the best book I've ever read about the Susquehanna River, a subject dear to my heart. Geology, archaeology, sociology, ecology, biology and many other areas of academia come to life in Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake, which seems to me a real life saga that reads more colorfully and memorably than many an acclaimed novel." -Eileen Graham, Harrisburg Patriot News, " Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake [is] doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker's meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best." --Jonathan Yardley Washington Post Book World, &"Captures the charm&-and violence&-of the Chesapeake Bay&'s only indispensable tributary. . . . Doubly welcome, for its own considerable virtues and for filling in so many of the blanks in our knowledge of a river that plays a far larger role in this part of the country than most of us realize. . . . Brubaker&'s meticulous and loving description of the river should do much to heighten our appreciation of this secret treasure. . . . [U]niversity-press publishing at its absolute best.&" &-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World, &"Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake is a first rate history and environmental saga. Brubaker not only captures the sweep of eons of time; he also zeroes in on tiny details which must have taken endless time to find and put together.&" &-Gerald S. Lestz, Strasburg Weekly News
Dewey Decimal
974.8
Table Of Content
Contents Pine Creek (Prologue) Spring-Water River Ocquionis Creek Lake Otsego The Outlet The Course Cooperstown Goodyear Lake Long Crooked River Great Bend Binghamton Rockbottom Dam Owego Tioga Wyalusing Rocks Wyoming Valley Wilkes Barre: Coal Wilkes-Barre: Flood Nescopeck Falls Bloomsburg Long Reach River The Headspring Bakerton Reservoir Barnesboro Canoe Place Clearfield Kettle Creek Lock Haven Great Island Williamsport Muncy Broad Shallow River The Confluence Shamokin Riffles Port Treverton Millersburg Juniata River Harrisburg: Water Gaps Harrisburg: Renewal Harrisburg: Ice Harrisburg: Drought Royalton Three Mile Island Conewago Falls: Geology Conewago Falls: Navigation York Haven Brunner Island Marietta Columbia Columbia Dam Rock River Turkey Hill Lake Clarke Safe Harbor Conestoga River Conowingo Pond Conowingo Dam Smith's Falls Great Bay River Havre de Grace The Mouth The Flats The Bay The Sea (Epilogue) An Afterword of Gratitude A Note on Printed Sources Index
Synopsis
As the largest river on the East Coast of the United States, the rolling Susquehanna is the indispensable tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary. Gathering strength from scores of streams along its 444-mile journey, the river delivers half of the freshwater the bay requires to maintain its ecological balance. Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake traces the course of the Susquehanna River through New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to the bay. Fifty-six short chapters discuss key locations along the route and how the river changes from sources to sea. These chapters also look at how natural resources influence, and in some ways shape, the lives of the people and their communities. Along the river tour, Jack Brubaker examines the natural and human history of the Susquehanna, exploring how the river has been used and abused, as well as its current condition and future prospects. He explains how the unusually shallow, rocky river has substantially altered its drainage pattern over geologic time and how it continues to cut channels while erasing and creating islands. For generations the Susquehanna has ebbed through the daily lives of the riverside residents, providing water to drink and a place to pump sewage. Floods have humbled those who chose to live close to the river's edge, and droughts have fretted farmers. A vibrant fishery has provided sustenance and recreation for hundreds of thousands. The Iroquois and the Susquehannocks reluctantly yielded the river to white settlers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when the Susquehanna defined the American frontier. Coal mining, lumbering, and hydroelectric and nuclear energy production polluted the water and nearly ruined the landscape beyond hope in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Hope returned in the latter part of the last century as the people of the Susquehanna began restoration efforts. With the aid of more than 70 maps and illustrations, Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake provides a bold new look at a dynamic old river. This powerful journey brings alive the Susquehanna, its history, and the colorful personalities who live along its banks.
LC Classification Number
GB1227.S87B78 2002
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