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 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 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 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 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 Passaic River Tunnel Diversion Model Study written by David D. Abraham and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 History of Bergen and Passaic Counties New Jersey written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passaic River Restoration Project of the Passaic River Coalition written by Passaic River Coalition and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Weird N J written by Mark Moran and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores haunted places, local legends, crazy characters, and unusual roadside attractions found in New Jersey.

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:

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Download or read book Air Photo Environmental Analysis of the Passaic River Basin written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New York District and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Life Along the Passaic River written by William Carlos Williams and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Life Along the Passaic River Williams confines himself almost entirely to the people who live along its banks. The collection, without being "regional," builds up a solid feeling of community, of place. Written during the Depression years, they reflect some of the curious dislocations in caste and character precipitated by the times. Many of the stories have grown out of Williams' medical experience.