| Along the Allegheny River: The Northern Watershed Contributor(s): Williams, Charles E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738538450 ISBN-13: 9780738538457 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: The Allegheny River, of western Pennsylvania and New York, flows through a region rich in natural resources and human history. While the river is 320 miles long, the northern watershed district originates in Potter County, Pennsylvania, and joins the Clarion River near Parker, Pennsylvania. Along the Allegheny River: The Northern Watershed showcases over 200 vintage postcards of the river, its landscape, and its people. These captivating images chronicle over 200 years of history, from the French and Indian War to the timber and oil booms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 974.855 |
| LCCN: 2005925431 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.5" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Allegheny River, of western Pennsylvania and New York, flows through a region rich in natural resources and human history. While the river is 320 miles long, the northern watershed district originates in Potter County, Pennsylvania, and joins the Clarion River near Parker, Pennsylvania. Along the Allegheny River: The Northern Watershed showcases over 200 vintage postcards of the river, its landscape, and its people. These captivating images chronicle over 200 years of history, from the French and Indian War to the timber and oil booms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Charles E.: - Charles E. Williams, who lives on the Allegheny's northern watershed, is a professor of ecology at Clarion University. Compiled with postcards from his personal collection, this absorbing new history of the river's northern watershed takes readers on an enlightening tour of one of the nation's most scenic and historic rivers. |