
On a River
A History of North River, Massachusetts
Lyle Nyberg(Author)
Lyle Nyberg (Publisher)
Published on 2. April 2025
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-7354745-9-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores a small tidal river that enters Massachusetts Bay between Boston and Plymouth. It is the first state-designated scenic river, brimming with history from pre-colonial times.
It survived state-approved plans to dam the river and develop its extensive salt marshes.
Its story informs our future in a world of climate change.
Tales of the river and its amazing people (and fish) -- shipbuilders, toolmakers, storytellers, ministers, river pilots, fishermen, farmers, salt hayers, scientists, and politicians John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster
More than 140 images, some rare, including before, and after, the 1898 storm that transformed the river
Highly readable writing, about 300 pages, with thorough endnotes
Deep research on environmental issues
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1339 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7354745-9-5 (9781735474595)
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Persons
Lyle graduated from Dartmouth College and Boston University School of Law. He retired as a lawyer and turned independent scholar and historian. He wrote and published books on historical topics. They include Summer Suffragists (2020), On a Cliff (2021), Ditching the Marshes (2022) and (with Gary Banks and Bill Richardson) Seacoast Scituate By Air (2022). His writing has been published in scholarly and other journals, as well as in a state database, where he documented more than 50 historical buildings in the greater Boston area.