Download or read book An American River written by Mary Bruno and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We were afraid of its impenetrable darkness. Afraid of its industrial smell. We were afraid of the things that lived beneath its surface and the things that had died there. We were afraid of spotting a hand or a head bobbing in the rafts of garbage that floated by. We were afraid of submerged intake valves that sucked water into the factories along the banks. We were afraid of the river's filth. It wasn't the kind of filth that came from playing with your friends. It was grownup filth. The kind that scared the blue out of water and coated the riverbank with oily black goo. It was the kind of filth you could taste, the kind that could make you sick, maybe even kill you. We were afraid of getting splashed with river water or of touching river rocks. We were afraid of falling in or-God forbid-going under. We were afraid of the river's anger at being so befouled, and afraid, most of all, of the revenge we felt certain the river would exact." New Jersey's Passaic River rises in a pristine wetland and ends in a federal Superfund site. In "An American River," author and New Jersey native Mary Bruno kayaks its length in an effort to discover what happened to her hometown river. The Passaic's wildly convoluted course invites detours into the river's flood-prone natural history, New Jersey's unique geology, the corrupt practices of the Newark chemical plant that produced Agent Orange and poisoned the river with dioxin, and into the lives of an unforgettable cast of characters who have lived and worked along the Passaic and who are trying, even now, to save it. Part natural history, part personal history, part rollicking adventure, the book is a narrative meditation on the wonder of nature, the enduring ties of family, and the power of water and loss. "My great grandmother liked to say, 'Don't shit in the nest, '" writes Bruno. "The Passaic River is an object lesson in what can happen when we ignore that simple, salty advice." ""An American River" is an intricate and satisfying braid of memoir, history, science, nature writing, and acute social observation. This is an invigorating and hopeful book, and its sense of wonder is infectious. It's not, I think, too great a stretch to say that it holds its own on the shelf alongside "Walden," "Silent Spring" and "A Sand County Almanac."" Jonathan Raban Author of "Driving Home: An American Journey"
Download or read book The Passaic River Past Present Future written by Norman F. Brydon and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Great Conveniency written by Kevin K. Olsen and published by Amer History Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Great Conveniency, a Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Newark Bay" describes the role that riverine and coastal navigation played during the development of northern New Jersey. Commencing in the early 1600s with the European exploration of the local waterways, it relates how rivers facilitated early settlement and expanded the highway network into the hinterlands. Landings developed at Acquackanonck (Passaic), Bound Creek, New Bridge (New Milford), and Old Bridge (Oradell), and the towns of Belleville, Hackensack, Little Ferry, and Paterson depended on river traffic for commerce. River proximity allowed British forces to raid the area during the American Revolution, and Americans used whaleboats and other local craft to retaliate. There is a detailed examination of nineteenth century cargoes such as bricks, coal, fertilizers, and lumber. The exports from the Meadowlands - cedar logs, hay, and wild game are also cited. River craft used on the waterways are also part of the story, and locally built ships and boats, dugouts, canal boats, galleys, schooners, sloops, steamboats, periaugers, and tugboats are all explained, with numerous accompanying illustrations. The changes that urbanization brought to the rivers and bays are investigated in sections devoted to the expansion of New York's harbor and the rise of Port Newark and Elizabethport. Other chapters explore how suburban growth created new opportunities for canoeing and yachting. Carried to the present day, the book describes efforts by the EPA, other environmental agencies, and citizens groups to clean up the rivers, cap landfills, and develop waterfront parks.
Download or read book Song of the Passaic written by John Alleyne Macnab and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commissioner s Report on the Passaic River Pollution written by New Jersey. River Pollution Commission and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Common Tragedy written by Timothy J. Iannuzzi and published by Amherst Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passaic a Group of Poems Touching that River written by Thomas Ward and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A River of Words written by Jen Bryant and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07-09 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2009 Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book NCTE Notable Children’s Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie’s notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie’s words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant’s engaging prose and Melissa Sweet’s stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.
Download or read book Reports to the Board of Public Works of Jersey City on Analyses of the Water of the Passaic River written by Jersey City (N.J.). Board of public works and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Passaic Flood of 1903 written by Marshall Ora Leighton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Passaic Flood of 1903" by Marshall Ora Leighton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Gone Fishin written by Manny Luftglass and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your tackle and hit the road with Ron Bern and Manny Luftglass as they take you to the choicest places to fish in New York in Gone Fishin': The 100 Best Spots in New York, their follow-up to the highly successful Gone Fishin': The 100 Best Spots in New Jersey. Truly great freshwater and saltwater fishing abounds throughout the state, from the classic Catskills trout streams to the mighty Hudson and Delaware rivers; from Lake Ontario to the Finger Lakes; from Long Island Sound to the bluewater canyons off the coast; from saltwater bays to artificial reefs; from the smaller sweetwater rivers and New York City reservoirs to surprising trout streams and bass ponds on Long Island. Luftglass and Bern provide readers with immediately useful insights into each of the 100 best sites. They furnish easy-to-follow directions, descriptions of the body of water, boat launch information, and detailed advice on live and artificial bait, fishing methods, equipment, depths, best times of day and year, secret tips particular to each site, and even specific places to work bait or lures. Gone Fishin' also includes places that are good for children, as well as those which are handicapped accessible. Throughout the book, Bern and Luftglass share anecdotes about their own fishing adventures and some of the big ones that didn't get away in their more than 33 years of fishing together. The information they cram into every chapter will help you find the spot, fish it more effectively, and catch more fish. Whether you fish 150 times a year or you are planning to fish for the first time, you're sure to fall hook, line, and sinker for this entertaining and educational guide.
Download or read book Report to the Passaic River Flood District Commission written by New Jersey. Passaic River Flood District Commission and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Passaic Valley New Jersey in Three Centuries written by John Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reports of City Officers of the City of Newark N J written by Newark (N.J.) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 13 from the Swamp written by Wheeler Antabanez and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UFOs over Troy Meadows. An abandoned farmhouse in Livingston. Voodoo rituals in Newark. Wheeler takes us on a Passaic River journey through the urban swamps of North Jersey, revealing a side of the river most people never get to see. Traveling by canoe and speedboat, Wheeler braves epic pollution to uncover hidden mysteries of the highly contaminated Passaic River. This slim title is jam-packed with tales of forsaken industry, brazen graffiti, and yes, even a dead body or two. Fully illustrated with black and white photography, Wheeler is prepared to show you... not just tell you. Want to know what's under all those bridges you've been seeing from your car window? Read 13 FROM THE SWAMP! Praise for Wheeler Antabanez: "Wheeler Antabanez is the Passaic River's modern day Huck Finn..." -NPR "Wheeler knows this river like maybe nobody else, but he's more of a nihilist than an environmentalist..." -The Star Ledger "As a kid, he grew up reading Twain and Robert Lewis Stevenson. As a writer, the Passaic became his passion. Antabanez sees a strange kind of beauty, where others would see watery urban decay." -The Bergen Record" Antabanez writes with a wry and witty voice that dips into tones of compelling intensity." -Publisher's Weekly
Download or read book Independence Pipeline and Market Link Expansion Projects written by United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Office of Pipeline Regulation and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States New Jersey 1789 1904 written by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
