| Along the Schuylkill River Contributor(s): Catalano, Laura (Author), Zwikl, Kurt D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738565482 ISBN-13: 9780738565484 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| 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) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.8 |
| LCCN: 2008941573 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Schuylkill River got its name, meaning hidden river, from Dutch settlers who discovered its mouth sequestered behind the Delaware River s League Island. It later became a river of revolutions. Along its banks Revolutionary War battles were fought, and George Washington s army famously camped at Valley Forge. Later the river helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with coal from Schuylkill County shipped to Philadelphia via the Schuylkill Canal. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad began here and grew into the largest corporation in the world. The iron and steel industry flourished along its waters. The Schuylkill River Desilting Project of the 1950s was the first large-scale cleanup of its kind and helped usher in an environmental revolution. The nation s first public water supply was developed here, and its first zoo and university overlook the river." |
Contributor Bio(s): Catalano, Laura: - Schuylkill River Heritage Area executive director Kurt D. Zwikl and staff writer Laura Catalano have compiled photographs from dozens of collections, including some of the earliest images of the river, in an effort to tell the rich, compelling story of the Schuylkill River. |