America's Inland Waterway

America's Inland Waterway

Author: Allan C. Fisher

Publisher: Caxton Press

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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"Sky, water, wave-lashed rock, that lovely shore ... for a time they are all yours, and they set you free," writes Allan C. Fisher, Jr., in praise of boating, at the start of his voyage down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.


Infrastructure of America's Inland Waterways

Infrastructure of America's Inland Waterways

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher: Mitchell Lane

Published: 2019-07-04

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 1545745609

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Rivers have tumbled down mountains and floated lazily through flat plains in the US since long before Europeans first came to this continent. They were the only highways Native Americans used or needed. Even America’s first settlers found it much easier to travel on the waterways than to build roads through the forests. Today our inland waterways carry millions of tons of cargo each year. But our waterways have not received the attention needed to continue their important role in the commerce of our country. Waterways infrastructure such as locks, dams, channels, and levees need help. Many elements are old and need repair or replacement. Expanded infrastructure would allow the US to increase shipping on the waterways. Shipping via water has always been cheaper than shipping by land and remains so today. The US economy can only benefit from investment in our inland waterways.


Mastering the Inland Seas

Mastering the Inland Seas

Author: Theodore J. Karamanski

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 0299326306

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Theodore J. Karamanski's sweeping maritime history demonstrates the far-ranging impact that the tools and infrastructure developed for navigating the Great Lakes had on the national economies, politics, and environment of continental North America. Synthesizing popular as well as original historical scholarship, Karamanski weaves a colorful narrative illustrating how disparate private and government interests transformed these vast and dangerous waters into the largest inland water transportation system in the world. Karamanski explores both the navigational and sailing tools of First Nations peoples and the dismissive and foolhardy attitude of early European maritime sailors. He investigates the role played by commercial boats in the Underground Railroad, as well as how the federal development of crucial navigational resources exacerbated sectionalism in the antebellum United States. Ultimately Mastering the Inland Sea shows the undeniable environmental impact of technologies used by the modern commercial maritime industry. This expansive story illuminates the symbiotic relationship between infrastructure investment in the region's interconnected waterways and North America's lasting economic and political development.


Inland Navigation

Inland Navigation

Author: Task Committee on Inland Navigation of the Waterways Committee

Publisher:

Published: 2018-12

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780784415092

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This report provides an overview of the ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used for inland waterways in the United States.


Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced Into Inland Waters of the United States

Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced Into Inland Waters of the United States

Author: Pam L. Fuller

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13:

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This report provides species accounts for all known nonindigenous fishes in inland, open waters of the United States on record at the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division's laboratory in Gainesville, Florida (USGS/BRD-G). Online access to the dataset is available on the Internet at http://nas.er.usgs.gov.


Inland Fisheries Management in North America

Inland Fisheries Management in North America

Author: Christopher C. Kohler

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 760

ISBN-13:

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"The book covers fishery assessments, habitat and community manipulations, and common practices for managing stream, river, lake, and anadromous fisheries. Chapters on history; ecosystem management; management processes; communications with the public; introduced, undesirable, and endangered species; and the legal and regulatory frameworks provide the context for modern fisheries management." From fisheries.org.


A Cruising Guide to the Northeast's Inland Waterways

A Cruising Guide to the Northeast's Inland Waterways

Author: Thomas W. Marian

Publisher: International Marine Publishing Company

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 9780071580113

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This is the most comprehensive cruising guide ever published to one of North America's favorite cruising areas. Custom chartlets guide boaters into busy marinas & secluded anchorages throughout the system. Comprehensive ratings for beauty, interest, & available facilities help boaters decide itineraries. Throughout, the Rumseys act as personal tour guides, detailing the region's rich history & pointing out what there is to see & do today.