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All of the books below, and more publications on the Potomac
River and its history can be found in the ICPRB
library.
The Potomac
Abstract: Frederick Gutheim follows the Potomac from
its source in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. Along the
way, he brings to life the planters and presidents, frontiersmen
and industrialists who have shaped the region's history. From
Captain John Smith's 1609 expedition upriver to John Adams's
doubting view of the still undeveloped federal city, from
the insurrection at Harper's Ferry to the rapid transformation
of twentieth-century Washington into a living - and sometimes
unruly metropolis, The Potomac traces the life of a
great river and of the people who have lived along its banks.
Author: Frederick Gutheim
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
This Was Potomac River
Abstract: Rather than being told in a chronological
order, this history book is organized by subject matter. Covering
many Potomac River history subjects including tobacco, watercrafts,
lighthouses, floods, canals, weather lore, drinking, gambling
and sex, this book gives details on these subjects that chronological
histories often leave out.
Author: Frederick Tilp
Publisher: Self-published
Waters of the Potowmack
Abstract: Waters of the Potowmack is a documentary
history of the Potomac River and its wide fertile basin -
the setting for much of our early history. A collage of primary
accounts, it extends from the early explorers and colonists,
the building of the Capitol, and the incidents of the Civil
War through our recent past..
Author: Paul Metcalf
Publisher: North Point Press
The Potomac, A Nation's River
Abstract: Written by an experienced historian and
photographed by one of the region's foremost scenic photographers,
The Potomac, A Nation's River combines an appreciation
of the Potomac's place in America's story, its continuing
importance as a life-giving economic and ecological resource,
and the often breathtaking beauty of the stream and its environs.
Author: Arnout Hyde, Jr.
Publisher: Cannon Graphics, Inc.
Life on the Potomac River
Abstract: This book, focusing on the navigable part
of the Potomac river, or the lower Potomac, looks at the lives
of Potomac River watermen - from oystermen to fishers and
from crabbers to steamboatmen.
Author: Edwin W. Beitzell
Publisher: Self-published
Frontier Forts Along the Potomac and its Tributaries
Abstract: This book, deals with a subject that has
been largely ignored by historians. It locates and discusses
in depth the many forts and other defensive positions built
along the Potomac and its tributaries during those turbulent
times known as the French and Indian War. From the bravest
frontiersman to deserting militia, a diverse and interesting
cast of characters passes through these pages.
Author: William H. Ansel, Jr.
Publisher: Fort Pearsall Press
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