Download or read book Between Land and Sea written by Christopher L. Pastore and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the largest estuaries on the North Atlantic coast, Narragansett Bay served as a gateway for colonial expansion in the seventeenth century and the birthplace of American industrialization in the late eighteenth. Christopher Pastore presents an environmental history of this watery corner of the Atlantic world, beginning with the first European settlement in 1636 and ending with the dissolution of the Blackstone Canal Company in 1849. Between Land and Sea traces how the Bay’s complex ecology shaped the contours of European habitation, trade, and resource use, and how littoral settlers in turn reconfigured the physical and cultural boundaries between humans and nature. Narragansett Bay emerges in Pastore’s account as much more than a geological formation. Rather, he reimagines the nexus of land and sea as a brackish borderland shaped by the tension between what English settlers saw as improvable land and the perpetual forces of the North Atlantic Ocean. By draining swamps, damming rivers, and digging canals, settlers transformed a marshy coastal margin into a clearly defined edge. The resultant “coastline” proved less resilient, less able to absorb the blows of human initiative and natural variation than the soggy fractal of water and earth it replaced. Today, as sea levels rise and superstorms batter coasts with increasing ferocity, Between Land and Sea calls on the environmentally-minded to make a space in their notions of progress for impermanence and uncertainty in the natural world.

Download or read book The Atlantic Coast Guide written by Benjamin Franklin DeCosta and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Atlantic Coast of the United States Local Light List New England Coast Maine to Massachusetts First and Second Lighthouse Districts 1928 1936 Etc written by United States. Light-House Board and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Summer Cruise on the Coast of New England written by Robert Carter and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book All Along Shore a Booklet Descriptive of the New England Coast written by Boston and Maine Railroad. General Passenger Department and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mysteries and Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast written by Edward Rowe Snow and published by Books for Libraries. This book was released on 1969 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Atlantic Coast written by Harry Thurston and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Atlantic coast of North America—commonly known as the Atlantic Coast—extends from Newfoundland and Labrador through the Maritime Provinces and the Northeastern United States south to Cape Hatteras. This North Atlantic region belongs to the sea. The maritime influence on climate, flora, and fauna is dominant — even far inland. Both on land and at sea, this region is where north meets south, where the great northern boreal forests intermingle with the southern coniferous-hardwood forests, and where the icy Labrador Current and the tropical Gulf Stream vie for supremacy and eventually mix. The Atlantic Coast draws upon the best and most up-to-date science on the ecology of the region as well as the author’s lifetime experience as a resident, biologist, and naturalist. The book explores the geological origins of the region, the two major forest realms, and the main freshwater and marine ecosystems, and describes the flora and fauna that characterize each habitat. It ends with a look at what has been lost and how the remaining natural heritage of the region might be conserved for the future.

Download or read book United States Seaports written by United States. Maritime Administration and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New England Coast written by William H. Johnson, Kim Knox Beckius and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To explore the New England Coast is to explore the roots of our nation, from the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock to the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is to experience the traditions that have shaped our culture and livelihood, from the quaint fishing villages at land’s end to the prestigious colleges of Boston. And it is to witness the natural wonders of Cape Cod’s miles of open beach, the rugged cliffs along the Maine Coast, the dense forests of Acadia National Park, and much more. In The New England Coast, writer Kim Knox Beckius and photographer William H. Johnson present the sights and experiences that make this region one of the country’s most popular destinations, beloved by year-round residents and seasonal vacationers alike. As it highlights the coast’s history and culture, the book also offers practical travel information and suggestions for the best ways to explore the region. It is an ideal companion for the millions who flock to the New England Coast every summer, as well as perfect fireside reading during the harsh Atlantic winters.

Download or read book United States Coast Pilot written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coastal New England written by William F. Robinson and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical succession of specific locales brings alive the flavor and diversity of coastal life. Maps, line drawings, and more than one hundred color and b&w photos capture the essence of New England.

Download or read book New England and the Sea written by Robert Greenhalgh Albion and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging history covers New England's long relationship with the sea in all its aspects. Beginning with the geologic forces that have shaped New England, the text describes the life and commerce of maritime New England through four centuries of war and peace, bringing the story up to the 1990's. Written by three distinguished maritime historians, this is still the only comprehensive source available on the subject

Download or read book New England s Atlantic Coast written by Canadian National Railways and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Preliminary Check list of the Marine Invertebrata of the Atlantic Coast from Cape Cod to the Gulf of St Lawrence written by Addison Emery Verrill and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Northeast Coast written by Maitland Armstrong Edey and published by New York: Time-Life Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and lavish illustrations describe the geography, wildlife and vegetation of the land and ocean areas of the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to the northern tip of Newfoundland.