"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.'
Rezensionen / Stimmen
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 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
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Produkt-Hinweis
Maße
Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-5147-6 (9780801851476)
DOI
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Susan Q. Stranahan is an award-winning journalist who was a member of the Philadelphia Inquirer team awarded a 1980 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Three Mile Island accident. She is the co-author of Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster and Beyond the Flames: One Toxic Dump, Two Decades of Sorrow.
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1. Geology - "Nature's Handiwork on Display"
Chapter 2. Economic Development - "A Race For the River!"
Chapter 3. Logging - "The Trees Came Down Like Tall Grass"
Chapter 4. Floods - "We Are Going to Try to Beat the River"
Chapter 5. Pollution - "A Trifling Inconvenience"
Chapter 6. Nuclear Development - "There Is Absolutely No Danger"
Chapter 7. Farming - "Stewards of This Garden"
Chapter 8. Shad Restoration - "You Can't Be Half-Hearted"
Chapter 9.The River and the Bay - "A Long-Term investment"
Epilogue
Recommended Reading
Index
