The Potomac Canal
Author : Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Jim Shea
Publisher : Jim Shea
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 173626060X
In the summer of 2010, brothers-in-law Marty and Jim embark on a cycling trip along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal, a 335-mile trek from their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Jim's boyhood home in Washington, DC. Chance encounters with colorful local characters and other surprising escapades during five days on the trail make for nonstop laughs. As they travel through forests and along winding rivers, they experience the breathtaking scenery of western Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, exploring early American history while learning more about each other as well as themselves. This true story is for adventurers and cyclists as well as couch potatoes looking for a lighthearted take on friendship and some hilarious fun.
Author : Napier Shelton
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780764337987
From Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cumberland, get an intimate, mile-by-mile look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. This great resource guide describes in detail the plants and animals, forests, geology, and environmental issues of this towpath trail. With three maps and 82 pictures, learn about nature along the entire 184 miles. Hear about life along the Canal, from the Indians to present-day residents. Take a tour of the Potomac Valley and engage in favorite actives such as hiking, biking, and fishing. Take a side trip to Rock Creek and Glover-Archbold parks, South Mountain, and Green Ridge State Forest, and get an insider's look at managing the park.
Author : Paul C. Metcalf
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813920429
Waters of Potowmack is a documentary history of the Potomac River and its wide, fertile basin--the setting for much of early United States history. A collage of primary accounts, it extends from the first explorers and colonists, the building of the Capitol, and the incidents of the Civil War through our recent past. Waters of Potowmack records the firsthand impressions of the settlers and surveyors of this river basin, an area that includes parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In addition to offering an introduction to the geography, geology, and climate of the region, Metcalf's fascinating pastiche includes early descriptions of flora and fauna, and accounts of some of the earliest encounters between European settlers and indigenous peoples. Here, too, are the voices of Washington and Jefferson, of Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the lesser-known stories of revolutionaries, mercenaries, and canal and road builders. And from diary and journal entries we follow the correspondence between Washington, Jefferson, and L'Enfant as they lay out the new Federal City. Selections from Civil War diaries focus on key battle sites, and primary accounts offer a new understanding of the motives of John Brown and John Wilkes Booth. The last section of Metcalf's engrossing book looks at the ruinous pollution of the river basin after the Second World War, at the rioting and looting of the 1960s, and at the despoliation of a land that at the book's beginning was described as an Eden, a paradise on earth. An evocative and moving book, this is a history of exploring, settling, rebelling, governing, rioting, building, and cultivating, all on the "waters of Potowmack."
Author : James Rada
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 2013-01-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780615717609
During the Civil War, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was the de facto border between the Union and Confederate states. Canawlers is the story of the Fitzgerald family as they try and make their living on the C&O Canal amid the fighting between the North and South.
Author : Elizabeth Kytle
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 23,42 MB
Release : 1996-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801853289
The history of the C & O Canal in Maryland along the Potomac River, including summaries of interviews with eleven men and women who had lived or worked on the canal while it was in operation.
Author : Garrett Peck
Publisher : History & Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,91 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781609496005
Learn about the Potomac River and its significant role in American history. The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through some of America's most historic lands before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. The course of the river drove the development of the region and the path of a young republic. Maryland's first Catholic settlers came to its banks in 1634 and George Washington helped settle the new capitol on its shores. During the Civil War the river divided North and South, and it witnessed John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the bloody Battle of Antietam. Author Garrett Peck leads readers on a journey down the Potomac, from its first fount at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its mouth at Point Lookout in Maryland. Combining history with recreation, Peck has written an indispensable guide to the nation's river.
Author : Frederick Tilp
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Michael Egan
Publisher :
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Prisoners of war
ISBN :
Michael Egan's flying gray-haired yank is a published account of his wartime experiences, including his service as an officer in the 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment and his capture, his escape, his recapture and eventual second escape. His story details evasion from Confederate patrols and help from slaves and Unionists.
Author : Walter S. Sanderlin
Publisher : Eastern National Park and Monument Association
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781590910498