River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson
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Lourie completed his trip. It took him three weeks and marked the first time anyone has traveled from the source of the Hudson to the mouth in a single vessel. The Hudson proved to be a very changeable river. It includes seven locks and nine power dams. The northern half is a true river with strong current, but the lower half is tidal, a sunken river from the days of glaciers. In its first 165 miles, it drops more than 4,000 feet to Albany. The second half falls no more than a foot.
Lourie's account of his trip is a fresh look at one of America's great and complex waterways, one of the few, in fact, that still contains its his-torical and biological species of fish. It is also the longest inland estuary in the world. Henry Hudson called it the "great river of the moun-tains." Nowadays, too often the Hudson is stereotyped as a ruined, polluted industrial river. Its glorious past is compared to its present neglect. In River of Mountains, Peter Lourie combines the Hudson's rich history and descriptions of some of the region's most impressive landscape with the residents of its mill towns, the loggers, commercial fishermen, and barge pilots-all of whom are proof that the river is still a thriving, vital waterway. So, come with Peter Lourie on his trip, come explore with him from a canoe one of this coun-try's great rivers, join him in his wonderful adventure.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0815603169
ISBN13:9780815603160
Release Date:May 1998
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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A must for any fan of the Mighty Hudson
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
River of Mountains is more than a travel journal. It is also an historical and anecdotal work about the Mighty Hudson River. The author recounts his journey from the headwaters high in the rugged Adirondacks (Lake Tear of the Clouds), down 315 miles of whitewater, dammed water, polluted water, and brackish water to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean. He meets many interesting river people along the way, and relates much historical information about river. A must for anyone with any interest at all about the Hudson River
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