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Author: Jim Shea Publisher: Jim Shea ISBN: 173626060X Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
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: Jim Shea Publisher: Jim Shea ISBN: 173626060X Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
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 ISBN: 9780764337987 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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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: Gary Anthes Publisher: Schiffer Publishing ISBN: 9780764343100 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Take a photographic journey along the 184-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, from the streets of Georgetown to the railway depot at the canal's western terminus. The C & O Canal sprang from the dreams of George Washington, who wanted to build a transportation link between tidewater Washington, D.C. and the Ohio River. Though commerce on the canal ceased years ago, today it is a place for contemplation and recreation, a unique and precious blend of human and natural history. In more than 100 beautiful photographs, author Gary Anthes offers stunning views of the natural world – including birds, fish, insects, and trees – as he peers into the past at the fading but resolute houses, locks, and aqueducts left behind by the men and women who kept the canal boats flowing one hundred years ago. This book is both a treasured keepsake for tourists and a wonderful resource for history buffs and nature lovers.
Author: Elizabeth Kytle Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 9780801853289 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 318
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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: James Rada Publisher: ISBN: 9780615717609 Category : Languages : en Pages : 300
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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: Michael Egan Publisher: ISBN: Category : Prisoners of war Languages : en Pages : 438
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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: Timothy R. Snyder Publisher: ISBN: 9781935199120 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 364
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"The story of the Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal during the Civil War is a tale of the company's struggle to operate a transportation line in one of the of the country's major theaters of war. The canal's position along Maryland's southern border with Virginia left it in a unique position to experience the war first-hand, and indeed records show that the company was drawn into the conflict within days after the surrender of Fort Sumter ... An examination of the canal company during this period allows readers to see how the company responded to the many threats it faced, including the seizure and destruction of its property, military interference in its operations, and a chronic shortage of operating funds. Existing records are such that on some occasions the reader can determine how the canal company responded to a challenge -- such as a Confederate invasion -- on nearly a day-to-day basis, providing a glimpse into the operations of a company during the Civil War that few other accounts provide"--P. xv.
Author: Mary Roach Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393348741 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 353
Book Description
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always bestselling Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm that people carry around inside.
Author: Carolyn Reeder Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780380976287 Category : Brothers and sisters Languages : en Pages : 0
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Determined to take her father's coal-carrying barge on the C & O Canal from Cumberland, Maryland, to Georgetown in D.C., twelve-year-old Kate learns hurtful truths about herself.
Author: Jim Shea
Author: Jim Shea
Author: Barry Mackintosh
Author: Napier Shelton
Author: Gary Anthes
Author: Elizabeth Kytle
Author: James Rada
Author: Michael Egan
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Author: Mary Roach
Author: Carolyn Reeder