{"product_id":"the-allegheny-river-watershed-of-the-nation-keystone-books-9780271008363","title":"The Allegheny River: Watershed of the Nation (Keystone Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the rivers in the country  few can claim as long  diverse  and colorful a history as the Allegheny. Jim Schafer and Mike Sajna take us on a trip from its mouth to its headwaters  charting the Allegheny Rivers history from its creation during the Ice Age to the present. Using historical records and accounts  interviews  personal experiences  and over 150 contemporary and historical photographs  Schafer and Sajna vividly portray the mighty Allegheny. The Allegheny played a key role in the French and Indian War  and after the Revolution it was the main thoroughfare for immigrants heading west to settle America from Ohio to the Northwest Territory  thus earning Pittsburgh the title \"Gateway to West.\" Part of the rivers story includes its role in the Industrial Revolution  for it once bore the environmental scars of unrestricted industrialization. Today it has rebounded to become one of the best fisheries in the state and home to a diverse collection of flora and fauna  including several endangered species. It is also now one of the most heavily used rivers for recreation in the country. Throughout the text  Sajna weaves vignettes with the famous figures and interesting character who have encountered the river  from George Washington  John D. Rockefeller  Sr.  and Andrew Carnegie  to Seneca Chief Cornplanter  John Wilkes Booth  \"Johnny Appleseed \" and Rachel Carson. He also interviews contemporary people who live  work  or take inspiration from the river  including a woodcarver  a riverboat captain  and vacationers and naturalists. Through words and photographs  Schafer and Sajna depict the ever-changing face of the river.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648257384501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0271008369","price":109.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780271008363.jpg?v=1781714175","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-allegheny-river-watershed-of-the-nation-keystone-books-9780271008363","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}