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OverviewColonial pioneers began entering the logging and forestry industries in great numbers along the Allegheny and Appalachian mountains during the late 1700s and were soon producing much more product than they could use. This book details how settlers used waterways to transport products to coastal markets. Topics include the timeline of water craft construction; major figures in the development of early waterway transportation; types of goods transported; and, occupational hazards from raging rapids to snowstorms. The book also features photographs, charts, and diary excerpts and an appendix detailing ark and raft construction. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Earl E. BrownPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.326kg ISBN: 9780786447428ISBN 10: 0786447427 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 April 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Use of Rivers and Streams to Transport Heavy Loads to Market 1. Early Colonial America The Beginning Rafts, Durham Boats and Conestoga Wagons Philadelphia Baltimore and the Susquehanna Valley The French and Indian War The Quakers Lose Control of the Pennsylvania Assembly Baltimore Between the Wars The Revolutionary War 1776–1783 Pennsylvania Baltimore After the Revolutionary War Pennsylvania Middletown, York Haven and Columbia Baltimore 2. The Susquehanna Is Opened to the Chesapeake Bay Cryder’s Run 3. Arks on the Penns Creek The Creek Building a Dam Across a Public Highway Three Sides to the Chute Controversy Ark Navigation Butter Rock Ark Stoving (Wrecking) Ark Cargos The Costs to Get Products to Market What Was 180,000 Bushels of Wheat Worth? Warehouses, Landings and Ark Construction Penns Valley Arks The Manufacturing of Wheat 4. Waterways from 1791 to the Early 1800s Arks and Rafts in New York State Before the War of 1812 Vying for the Susquehanna River Trade The Steamboat Baltimore During the War of 1812 Arks on Other Public Highways The West Branch of the Susquehanna River The North Branch of the Susquehanna River The Lehigh River The Main Branch of the Susquehanna River Baltimore after the War of 1812 The Canals 5. Rafting on the North Branch Strong’s Journal Strong’s Voyage Thomas Yates’ Charts 6. Rafting on the Main Branches The Shamokin Dam Simon Girty Lazy Man’s Gap Lower River Pilots Conewago Falls Susquehanna Gorge Port Deposit, Maryland Jacob Tome’s Port Deposit William Lowman: a Waterman’s Life in Port Deposit Dancing over the Columbia Dam 7. Rafts on the West Branch William Langdon: 1855 8. Tales of the West Branch Getting Stuck on a Rock Rafting Grub Danger at Shamokin Dam A Tragedy at Millers Landing Caught in a Spring Snowstorm A Rafting Town in Season Cherry Tree Joe Ladies on the River My First Rafting Trip Gallows Harbor: How it Got its Name 9. Log Driving Log Drive to Williamsport in 1868 John Dubois and Hiram Woodward The Woodhicks The Raftsmen and Log Drivers’ Relationships Log Rustlers The Camps Camp Dubois Opens The Jobber Felling and Skidding Parties along the Sinnemahoning Creek How the Number of Logs Was Estimated How the Drive Was Organized The Drive Begins Tragedy on the River On to Williamsport West Branch Log Drives 10. Woodhicks Jam Breakers Woodhick Baseball Bullies Abe Bloom Miles Dent Ambrose Campbell and Len Childs Big Bob Gowdy 11. The Mississippi Watershed Early Road West The Allegheny and Ohio Rivers The Mississippi River Appendix: Arks and Raft construction Ark Construction Board Raft Construction Manufacturing Sticks Manufacturing a Stick into a Spar Manufacturing a Stick into a Square Timber Building a Hauling or Skidding Road Hauling or Skidding Spars Landings or Rafting Grounds Oars or Sweeps Rafting-in a Spar Raft Rafting-in a Square Timber Raft Double Bowing Landing and Snubbing Rafts Rafting Shanties Rafting-in a Round Log Raft Log Slide Construction Glossary Works Cited IndexReviewsvaluable <i>International Journal of Maritime History</i>. valuable --<i>International Journal of Maritime History</i>. Author InformationEarl E. Brown, a retired Marine officer and Naval Aviator, with an M.S. in Operation Research and System Analysis, directed studies for the national government. He has previously published on water commerce in Colonial America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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