Retracing "Delaware's Forgotten River"
Author: James Bishop Owen
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 5
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Author: James Bishop Owen
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 5
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. A. Weslager
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2012-07-05
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 0812208080
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the life history, social struggle, and customs of a little-known people."—From the Preface C. A. Weslager's Delaware's Forgotten Folk chronicles the history of the Nanticoke Indians and the Cheswold Moors, from John Smith's first encounter with the Nanticokes along the Kuskakarawaok River in 1608, to the struggles faced by these uniquely multiracial communities amid the racial and social tensions of mid-twentieth-century America. It explores the legend surrounding the origin of the two distinct but intricately intertwined groups, focusing on how their uncommon racial heritage—white, black, and Native American—shaped their identity within society and how their traditional culture retained its significance into their present. Weslager's demonstrated command of available information and his familiarity with the people themselves bespeak his deep respect for the Moor and Nanticoke communities. What began as a curious inquiry into the overlooked peoples of the Delaware River Valley developed into an attentive and thoughtful study of a distinct group of people struggling to remain a cultural community in the face of modern opposition. Originally published in 1943, Delaware's Forgotten Folk endures as one of the fundamental volumes on understanding the life and history of the Nanticoke and Moor peoples.
Author: Clinton Alfred Weslager
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 292
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Published: 2003-05-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780822532316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe completely revised and redesigned Hello U.S.A. series takes you on a tour of the history, geography, people, economy, and environment of the United States and Puerto Rico. Colorful photos, easy-to-read text, and fascinating sidebars provide the facts you need for research or reports. Each book includes completely up-to-date text and statistics, including 2000 U.S. Census figures. Also included are state wildlife, state song, and a recipe.
Author: Frank Harris Moyer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1467141151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmerging from the Catskills, the Delaware River winds along the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the Atlantic, offering hundreds of miles of magnificent scenery. Its sparkling waters supported the Lenape tribes growing maize along its banks. English explorers sailed the river in search of the mythical Lake Laconia, believed to be the source of all northeastern rivers. Urban growth pitted railroads, industry and energy companies against protectionists in continuing fights over appropriate use of the river. Hunting, fishing and boating remain vital local traditions passed from one generation to the next. Author Frank H. Moyer charts the life and legacy of the mighty Delaware.
Author: William Francis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 146712043X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor centuries, the Christina River, an approximately 35-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River that cuts across northern Delaware, has played a role in the development of Newark, Christiana, Newport, and Wilmington. Near its mouth, it welcomed European settlers from Sweden and Finland. The Port of Wilmington, opened in 1923, handles international cargo and trade. The river was home to shipbuilding operations that once made Wilmington the busiest shipbuilding city in the United States. The river encouraged people to open businesses in the area, and industries like the Krebs Pigment Plant, Jackson & Sharp railroad manufacturers, and Pusey & Jones shipbuilders flourished. Farther downstream, in Newark, the river's history includes the only Revolutionary War battle fought on Delaware soil. Through vintage photographs, Along the Christina River shares the river's rich heritage and traces the history of this great waterway.
Author: Bruce Stutz
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1998-07-29
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780812216585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Delaware River flows out of New York's Catskill Mountains and winds its way through woodland and rural farmland, through the great Water Gap ravine, and finally past one of the world's most industrialized riverfronts. Yet it remains one of the country's last undammed rivers, with a natural life as rich and varied as its human history. In Natural Lives, Modern Times, Bruce Stutz has written a thoroughly modern natural history, blending keen observations of the nature of the Delaware's enduring complex of river, glacial streams, marshlands, and forest with glimpses of history and folklore and with luminous portraits of those whose lives are sustained by the river. The Delaware was the waterway of the nation's first mercantile, philosophical, scientific, cultural, and industrial heartland, hosting immigrants from Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean, all looking for new lives along the ancient river. In this always entertaining and often haunting intertwining of human and natural history, Bruce Stutz discovers those who regret what has been lost and those passionate about preserving what remains. Most of all, however, he lets us see what's at stake in a wonderfully diverse world. Not since Mark Twain has anyone taken such a freewheeling river journey.
Author: Mary A. Shafer
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 466
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNarrative nonfiction account of the record-setting Delaware River flood of August 18-20, 1955, reads like a thriller. This devastation was caused by rain from hurricanes Connie and Diane, hitting within five days of each other. The flood killed nearly 100 people in PA, NJ & NY, with the highest flood crest recorded on river to date. This is an extremely readable narrative woven from interviews with 100+ survivors & eyewitnesses. With 105 historic photos bringing these events to chilling life, this is the first comprehensive account of a tragic event that changed life in the Delaware Valley forever.
Author: J. Wallace Hoff
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alma Calder
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-29
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780267180929
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