"A Great Conveniency, a Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Newark Bay" describes the role that riverine and coastal navigation played during the development of northern New Jersey. The changes that urbanization brought to the rivers and bays are investigated in sec
- Title : A Great Conveniency - A Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Newark Bay
- Author : Kevin Olsen
- Rating : 4.61 (928 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-4-3
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 260 Pages
- Asin : 0975366777
- Language : English
"A Great Conveniency, a Maritime History of the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Newark Bay" describes the role that riverine and coastal navigation played during the development of northern New Jersey. The changes that urbanization brought to the rivers and bays are investigated in sections devoted to the expansion of New York¿s harbor and the rise of Port Newark and Elizabethport. River craft used on the waterways are also part of the story, and locally built ships and boats, dugouts, canal boats, galleys, schooners, sloops, steamboats, periaugers, and tugboats are all explained, with numerous accompanying illustrations. The exports from the Meadowlands - cedar logs, hay, and wild game ¿ are also cited. River proximity allowed British forces to raid the area during the American Revolution, and Americans used whaleboats and other local craft to retaliate. Carried to the present day, the book describing the efforts by the EPA and other environmental agencies, including river clean, landfill capping, and development of riverside parks.. Other chapters explore how suburban growth created new opportunities for canoeing and yachting. CA really good read for seeing how solutions can be found when they seem impossible.. Looking through the photos brought back lots of memories for me, many of which I had forgotten.. It explains why the Japanese decided to fight it out in the marketplace with competing 1/2" tape systems, and has lots of coverage of the Betamax Case, which has important implications not only in Freedom of Speech and Copyright Law, but in the politics of Muchomedia. I was worried that the book would be a few press pictures slapped together with a few superficial words covering just a couple of flights; but this is loads of awesome photographs with detailed and balanced writing coming from unique insider access. Lots of great history and stories of one of New York's great public servants. Writers and racers had their favorites, but if you are a writer who happens to love motor racing, you have one special hero: Paul Frère. I had it myself and thought it was a little outside the box and that they might enjoy it and not have it already. A living legend in automotive journalism and racing, Paul Frère w
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