Natural Lives, Modern Times: People/Places of The Delaware River HB/DJ 1st FINE

Description: Natural Lives, Modern Times: People and Places of The Delaware River By Bruce Stutz Crown Publishers, Inc.New York May 1992 vii, [3], 390 p.: One map by Jacques Chazaud, 1992, three double-page photographs by Mary Waddington Smith and illustrated title page and small scattered illustrations by Brian Callanan, 1992; 23.5 cm. (9.25 inches). Grey cloth spine, with brown-stamped spine title, dark green paper over boards. Glossy, illustrated dust jacket, with color painting on the front section by Mary Frank and black and white photograph of the author on the back section by Sylvia Plachy, 1992. Includes Notes and Index. Brown endpapers. Deckled fore-edges. First Edition, First Printing "The Delaware River flows out of New York’s Catskill Mountains and winds its way through woodland and rural farmland, through the great Water Gap ravine, and finally past one of the world’s most industrialized riverfronts. Yet it remains one of the country’s last undammed rivers, with a natural life as rich and varied as its human history. In Natural Lives, Modern Times, Bruce Stutz has written a thoroughly modern natural history, blending keen observations of the nature of the Delaware’s enduring complex of river, glacial streams, marshlands, and forest with glimpses of history and folklore and with luminous portraits of those whose lives are in one way or another sustained by the river. Included are not only the trappers, fishermen, and farmers, but many others, living and dead. The Delaware was the waterway of the nation’s first mercantile, philosophical, scientific, cultural, and industrial heartland, hosting immigrants from Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, all looking for new lives along the ancient river. In this always entertaining and often haunting intertwining of human and natural history, Bruce Stutz discovers those who regret what has been lost and those passionate about preserving what remains. Most of all, however, he lets us see what’s at stake in a wonderfully diverse world. Not since Mark Twain has anyone taken such a freewheeling river journey" [from the dust jacket] ISBN: 0517582252 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition: light shelf wear. Nice Copy! Copyright 2023 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 21 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred, but not required. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

Price: 17.79 USD

Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

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