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On a River: A History of North River, Massachusetts

On a River: A History of North River, Massachusetts - Hardcover

by Lyle Nyberg
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lyle Nyberg, Janet Paraschos (Editor), Alix Stuart (Editor)Publish date:2025-04-02Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lyle NybergISBN-13:9781735474595ISBN-10:1735474592UPC:9781735474595Book Category:History, Science, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:North American, Environmental Science (see also Chemistry, LandscapeBook Topic:Environmental)Size:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.6213Product ID:SCEV14ZM43

This book explores a small tidal river that enters Massachusetts Bay between Boston and Plymouth. It is the first state-designated scenic river, brimming with history from pre-colonial times.

It survived state-approved plans to dam the river and develop its extensive salt marshes.

Its story informs our future in a world of climate change.

  • Tales of the river and its amazing people (and fish) -- shipbuilders, toolmakers, storytellers, ministers, river pilots, fishermen, farmers, salt hayers, scientists, and politicians John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster

  • More than 140 images, some rare, including before, and after, the 1898 storm that transformed the river

  • Highly readable writing, about 300 pages, with thorough endnotes

  • Deep research on environmental issues

Language:EnglishPublisher:Lyle NybergISBN-13:9781735474595ISBN-10:1735474592UPC:9781735474595Book Category:History, Science, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:North American, Environmental Science (see also Chemistry, LandscapeBook Topic:Environmental)Size:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.6213Product ID:SCEV14ZM43
Nyberg, Lyle: - Lyle graduated from Dartmouth College and Boston University School of Law. He retired as a lawyer and turned independent scholar and historian. He wrote and published books on historical topics. They include Summer Suffragists (2020), On a Cliff (2021), Ditching the Marshes (2022) and (with Gary Banks and Bill Richardson) Seacoast Scituate By Air (2022). His writing has been published in scholarly and other journals, as well as in a state database, where he documented more than 50 historical buildings in the greater Boston area.
Publisher: Lyle Nyberg

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Lyle Nyberg, Janet Paraschos (Editor), Alix Stuart (Editor)

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Lyle Nyberg

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