| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-03-15 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
"An eminently readable, nicely researched tour de force that goes on my must-reading list for anyone interested in knowing the Chesapeake Bay."--Tom Horton, Baltimore Sun."This excellent book about the Susquehanna River is as good as, and maybe better than, the celebrated Rivers of America series books. . . . Much more comprehensive than most river histories published before the recent rise of concern about dangerous water pollution."--John Goodspeed, Easton Star-Democrat."Susan Q. Stranahan could well know more about the present natural state of the Susquehanna River and its 27,500-square-mile watershed than anyone. . . . She has written a fine book, well-researched and detailed, a thrilling account."--Richard L. Stanton, Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rivers offer the perfect framework for a storyteller. They provide a beginning and an end with an obvious flow from one to the other. They neatly link people and events in history. They serve as paths of discovery and arteries of commerce. Not only can rivers be counted on for moments of great drama, but they also invariably attract their share of eccentric characters. So it is with the Susquehanna.
Industry Reviews
Ranging in time from the Susquehanna's geologic origins to the modern threats to its ecosystem, Stranahan, a journalist with The Philadelphia Inquirer who has reported on major events along the Susquehanna and written about environmental issues in the region for two decades, describes human settlements, industry and pollution, and recent efforts to save the river and its "drowned estuary," the Chesapeake Bay. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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