Along The Potomac
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Along The Potomac
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Author : Philip Woodworth Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2003-09-01
Along The Potomac written by Philip Woodworth Ogilvie and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with History categories.
The Potomac River Basin, stretching from Pennsylvania through West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, is home to a variety of wildlife and culture. The Potomac flows through the landscape, offering its shores to bathers and fishermen, its rapids to adventurous kayakers, and its natural beauty to all who live nearby. But, over the centuries and specifically since the coming of European settlers to the area 400 years ago, the region and the river have been transformed. Many of the changes that have affected the Potomac were the result of human actions--the introduction of maize about 1,900 years ago, the accidental importation of the Chestnut blight in 1904, and the increased industrialization of the region. In this pictorial history, readers will have the opportunity to learn about the long-lasting effects of deforestation, mining, and pollution, the plant and animal life that call the region home, and the river's restorative power and enduring grace in striking views from the past 200 years.
All Quiet Along The Potomac
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Author : Ethel Lynn Beers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
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All Quiet Along The Potomac
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
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All Quiet Along The Potomac
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Author : Ethel Lynn Beers
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-16
All Quiet Along The Potomac written by Ethel Lynn Beers and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-16 with Poetry categories.
Excerpt from All Quiet Along the Potomac: And Other Poems HE poems now collected for the first time have been contributed during several years to various publications - the earlier ones to Harper's Magazine and Weekly, and most of the later ones to the IV. Y. Ledger. Copied by other papers, with due credit given, perhaps, at first, some of them have become nameless waifs floating on the sea of print. The poor Picket, whose unquiet ghost refuses to remain laid All Quiet along the Potomac, where I left him years ago, has several claimants, all with authentic proofs of authorship, and Which shall it Be? Reappears under various titles at regular intervals. So I have gathered, for the friendly hands that care to hold it, this handful of white clover and daisies. I have found Life's poetry and pathos blooming beside its trodden paths and by the doorways of its homes. If some gentle heart shall find within this sheaf some treasured waif or song remembered, or if words yet unfamiliar bring to me one new friend, I have not rhymed in vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
All Quiet Along The Potomac
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Author : Ethelinda Elliot Beers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03-10
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All Quiet Along the Potomac - And Other Poems is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Nature And History In The Potomac Country
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Author : James D. Rice
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-03-06
Nature And History In The Potomac Country written by James D. Rice and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-06 with History categories.
How environmental forces, and human responses to them, profoundly shaped both Native American and colonial life along the Potomac River. James D. Rice’s fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man’s land influenced nearby Native American and, later, colonial settlements. Did it function as a commons, as a place where all were free to hunt and fish? Or was it perceived as a strange and hostile wilderness? Rice discovers environmental factors at the center of the story. Making use of extensive archaeological and anthropological research, as well as the vast scholarship on farming practices in the colonial period, he traces the region’s history from its earliest known habitation. With exceptionally vivid prose, Rice makes clear the implications of unbridled economic development for the forests, streams, and wetlands of the Potomac River basin. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river’s waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.
Victory On The Potomac
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Author : James R. Locher
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2002
Victory On The Potomac written by James R. Locher and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
War is waged not only on battlefields. In the mid-1980s a high-stakes political struggle to redesign the relationships among the president, secretary of defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and warfighting commanders in the field resulted in the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. Author James R. Locher III played a key role in the congressional effort to repair a dysfunctional military whose interservice squabbling had cost American taxpayers billions of dollars and put the lives of thousands of servicemen and women at risk. Victory on this front helped make possible the military successes the United States has enjoyed since the passage of the bill and to prepare it for the challenges it must still face.Victory on the Potomac provides the first detailed history of how Congress unified the Pentagon and does so with the benefit of an insider's view. In a fast-paced account that reads like a novel, Locher follows the bill through congressional committee to final passage, making clear that the process is neither abstract nor automatic. His vivid descriptions bring to life the amazing cast of this real-life drama, from the straight-shooting chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Barry Goldwater, to the peevishly stubborn secretary of defense, Caspear Weinberger.Locher's analysis of political maneuvering and bureaucratic infighting will fascinate anyone who has an interest in how government works, and his understanding of the stakes in military reorganization will make clear why this legislative victory meant so much to American military capability. James R. Locher III, a graduate of West Point and Harvard Business School began his career in Washington as an executive trainee in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He has worked in the White House, the Pentagon, and the Senate. During the period covered by this book, he was a staff member for the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Since then, he has served as an assistant secretary of defense in the first Bush and the early Clinton administrations. Currently, he works as a consultant and lecturer on defense matters.
All Quiet Along The Potomac And Other Poems
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Author : Ethel Lynn Beers
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-25
All Quiet Along The Potomac And Other Poems written by Ethel Lynn Beers and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-25 with categories.
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Along The Potomac River
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Author : Edith Moore Sprouse
language : en
Publisher: Heritage Books
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Along The Potomac River written by Edith Moore Sprouse and has been published by Heritage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with History categories.
"During the colonial period, residents of Northern Virginia were more closely connected with their neighbors across the Potomac River than they were with the people of the lower Tidewater because of the distance to the Virginia capitol in Williamsburg...Virginians were able to find more news of local interest in the Maryland Gazette which had been published since 1728 in Annapolis...the river served as a highway in the eighteenth century--men owned land on either side of its waters, frequently visited back and forth, and often,...The Maryland Gazette covered in detail the news of interest to citizens and merchants of Fairfax Conty and the town of Alexandria"--P.iii./Includes index.
The C O Canal Companion
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Author : Mike High
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-02-26
The C O Canal Companion written by Mike High and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-26 with History categories.
An indispensable guide to a regional treasure—now thoroughly updated and expanded. A comprehensive guide to one of America's unique national parks, The C&O Canal Companion takes readers on a mile-by-mile, lock-by-lock tour of the 184-mile Potomac River waterway and towpath that stretches from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, and the Allegheny Mountains. Making extensive use of records at the National Archives and the C&O Canal Park Headquarters, Mike High demonstrates how events and places along the canal relate to the history of the nation, from Civil War battles and river crossings to the frontier forts guarding the route to the West. Using attractive photographs and drawings, he introduces park visitors to the hidden history along the canal and provides practical advice on cycling, paddling, and hiking—all the information needed to fully enjoy the park's varied delights. Thoroughly overhauled and expanded, the second edition of this popular, fact-packed book features updated maps and photographs, as well as the latest information on lodgings and other facilities for hikers, bikers, and campers on weekend excursions or extended outdoor vacations. It also delves deeper into the history of the upland region, relaying new narratives about Native American settlements, the European explorers and traders who were among the first settlers, and the lives of slaves and free blacks who lived along or escaped slavery via the canal. Visitors to the C&O Canal who are interested in exploring natural wonders while tracing the routes of pioneers and engineers—not to mention the path of George Washington, who explored the Potomac route to the West as a young man and later laid out the first canals to make the river navigable—will find this guide indispensable.