Alibris UK: Potomac River Valley

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

Save on a few of their favourite things: Give bargain books

Get your gifts by December 24: Learn how

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 1

sort by

1	The Potomac more books like this by Frederick Albert Gutheim add to wishlist "The Potomac", one of the most celebrated volumes in the Rivers of America series, returns to print in a new paperback edition. Frederick Gutheim follows the Potomac from its source in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way, he brings to life the planters and presidents, frontiersmen and industrialists who have shaped the region's ... see all copies from £5.58! new only from £19.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Waters of Potowmack more books like this by Paul C. Metcalf add to wishlist Waters of Potowmack is a documentary history of the Potomac River and its wide, fertile basin - the setting for much of early United States history. A collage of primary accounts, it extends from the first explorers and colonists, the building of the Capitol, and the incidents of the Civil War through our recent past. Waters of Potowmack records ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Where the Potomac Begins: A History of the North Branch Valley more books like this by Gilbert Gude add to wishlist see all copies from £16.98! signed copies \| first editions
4	Leaning Sycamores: Natural Worlds of the Upper Potomac more books like this by Jack Wennerstrom add to wishlist This text explores the upper reaches of the Potomac river, observing and connecting the flow and rush of the current, the leaning bankside trees, the rocks and flowers, the people, places and wildlife. The author takes pleasure in discovering the river's hidden corners, ghostly legacies and natural splendours. In addition, he relates encounters ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.25! \| first editions
5	Commoners, Tribute & Chiefs (P) more books like this by Stephen R Potter add to wishlist Using a combination of archaeology, anthropology and ethnohistory, this book traces the rise of one Indian group, the Chicacoans. By presenting a case study of the Chicacoans from AD 200 to the early 17th century, Potter offers readers a window onto the development of Algonquian culture. see all copies from £8.48! new only from £17.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Rebel Rivers: A Guide to Civil War Sites on the Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James more books like this by Curtis J Badger, Mark Nesbitt add to wishlist With this book as your guide, you can drive to these sites or better yet, boat across the waters where monstrous fleets of sailing ships and ironclad vessels threw tons of shot and shell onto the land, supplied the soldiers with millions of tons of food and ammunition, and transported their broken bodies to hospitals in Washington. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Along the Potomac more books like this by Phillip Woodworth Ogilvie add to wishlist The Potomac River Basin, stretching from Pennsylvania through West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, is home to a variety of wildlife and culture. The Potomac flows through the landscape, offering its shores to bathers and fishermen, its rapids to adventurous kayakers, and its natural beauty to all who live nearby. But, ... see all copies from £7.01! new only from £10.56!
8	Nature & History in the Potomac Country: From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson more books like this by James D Rice, PhD add to wishlist James D. Rice's unique study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man's land affected nearby Native American and, later, ... see all copies from £17.13! new only from £19.21!
9	Potomac Journey: Fairfax Stone to Tidewater more books like this by Richard L Stanton, Stewart L Udall (Foreword by) add to wishlist Stanton celebrates the Potomac in words and in previously unpublished historical photos. Through the recollections of a 19th-century boatman, old photo albums, and interviews with area residents, Stanton recreates life on the Potomac River in the 18th and 19th centuries. 54 photos. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.39! \| first editions
10	Discovering the C&o Canal: And Adjacent Potomac River more books like this by Mark D Sabatke add to wishlist A full guide to hiking, biking, kayaking and all other experiences on the C&O Canal. The first hardcover edition in full color has become a favorie in the Mid-Atlantic states, ran through three large printing. see all copies from £8.83! new only from £8.83! \| first editions
11	Commoners, Tribute, and Chiefs: The Development of Algonquian Culture in the Potomac Valley more books like this by Stephen R Potter add to wishlist When Captain John Smith explored the Potomac River in 1608, it was a frontier between two of the most politically complex Indian cultures in the Middle Atlantic region - the Conoy chiefdom of southern Maryland and the Powhatan chiefdom of eastern Virginia. Some of these diverse Algonquian-speaking peoples acknowledged the overlordship of the ... see all copies from £10.53! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Palisades of Washington, D.C. more books like this by Alice Fales Stewart, Alice Fales Stewart add to wishlist The Palisades neighborhood, in the extreme western corner of Washington, D.C., lies on the Maryland side of the Potomac River at Little Falls. Its history and landscape are inextricably linked to the river. George Washington, as president of the Patowmack Company, determined that a skirting canal was necessary to navigate around the rapids at ... see all copies from £7.70! new only from £9.06!
13	This was Potomac River more books like this by Frederick Tilp add to wishlist see all copies from £31.13! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Discovering the C&o Canal more books like this by Mark Sabatke, Sabatke Mark add to wishlist Lavishly illustrated, mile-by-mile recreation and leisure guide to the C&O Canal National Historical Park and adjacent Potomac River. see all copies from £13.06! new only from £127.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Potomac: A Nation's River more books like this by Arnout Hyde, Jr., Ken Sullivan (Text by) add to wishlist A sweeping portrait -- with over 170 color photographs and 20 black & white photographs -- of the American river with the rightful claim to be called the Nation's River. Originating in the mountains of West Virginia, the Potomac flows through Virginia and Maryland, a majestic part of America's past, present and future. see all copies from £19.32! first editions
16 view cover	Potomac Trails: D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia more books like this by Allan Sutton add to wishlist see all copies from £6.14! new only from £6.70!
17	The Potomac: A Nation's River more books like this by Ken Sullivan, Arnout Hyde add to wishlist see all copies from £14.39!
18	Small Town Destiny: The Story of 5 Small Towns Along the Potomac Valley more books like this by Gilbert Gude add to wishlist see all copies from £28.79! signed copies
19 view cover	Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia more books like this by Wm Jack Hranicky add to wishlist The archaeological focus on a single geographical area offers an opportunity to present projectile point typology as a microtechnology even though some of the types have widespread distributions. The area of the Middle Potomac River Valley presents a physical artefact collection for a view of prehistory. This volume, which includes several hundred ... see all copies from £99.52! new only from £99.52!
20	The possible dream : saving George Washington's view more books like this by Robert Ware Straus, Eleanor B. Straus add to wishlist see all copies from £7.98! first editions
21	Life on the Potomac River more books like this by Edwin Warfield Beitzell add to wishlist see all copies from £35.52! signed copies \| first editions
22	Cement Mills Along the Potomac River more books like this by Emory L. Kemp, Thomas F. Hahn add to wishlist see all copies from £18.38!
23	Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington-Virginia railway more books like this by William H. Snowden add to wishlist see all copies from £8.12! new only from £12.33!
24	Effects of flooding upon woody vegetation along parts of the Potomac River flood plain more books like this by Thomas M. Yanosky add to wishlist see all copies from £6.86!

Page 1 of 1

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.