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Canby, Henry Seidel

 
9780916838065: Brandywine (Rivers of America)
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ISBN 10: 0916838064 ISBN 13: 9780916838065
Editorial: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1997

Sinopsis

The Brandywine River winds from Southeastern Pennsylvania into Delaware along a rolling, agricultural plane. Henry Seidel Canby was born along its banks into a family that has lived in the region for generations. His personal affection for the river is woven into this charming history of events that make the Brandywine one of America's most important small rivers. He explains how the Swedes built the first log cabins in America at the mouth of the Brandywine, why William Penn's Quakers later came here, that prairie schooners were built to haul grain to local flour mills, and how the duPont family started a chemical empire in these narrow gorges. The Battle of the Brandywine was a major confrontation in America's war for independence.

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Reseña del editor

The Brandywine River winds from Southeastern Pennsylvania into Delaware along a rolling, agricultural plane. Henry Seidel Canby was born along its banks into a family that has lived in the region for generations. His personal affection for the river is woven into this charming history of events that make the Brandywine one of America's most important small rivers. He explains how the Swedes built the first log cabins in America at the mouth of the Brandywine, why William Penn's Quakers later came here, that prairie schooners were built to haul grain to local flour mills, and how the duPont family started a chemical empire in these narrow gorges. The Battle of the Brandywine was a major confrontation in America's war for independence.

Reseña del editor

In light narrative, a story is woven that describes the cultural history of this small waterway in eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware where the Swedes built log cabins, William Penn's Quakers settled, the du Ponts came to Wilmington, and the Revolutionary War Battle of the Brandywine took place. A lot of history has crossed its dams.

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Editorial
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0916838064
ISBN 13 
9780916838065
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
285
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