The Brandywine : an intimate portrait / W. Barksdale Maynard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maynard, W. Barksdale (William Barksdale)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brandywine Creek (Pa. and Del.)--History.

Brandywine Creek (Pa. and Del.).

Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.)--History.

Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.).

United States--Brandywine Creek.

United States--Brandywine Creek Valley.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages [12] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2015.

Summary:

"Nestled among picturesque rolling hills, the Brandywine River winds from southeastern Pennsylvania into Delaware. The Brandywine : An Intimate Portrait is the first book to trace the rich vein of history in the region, from original European settlement to the Battle of the Brandywine--the largest land battle of the Revolutionary War--to the establishment of First State National Monument on its banks in 2013"--Jacket.

Contents:

Fish Creek in New Sweden

Pride of Penn's Woods

A River Red with Blood

"Rushing Water and Buzzing Wheels"

Thunderous Age of Black Powder

Industry and War

River of Nature

Literary Pastoral

"Painters of True American Art."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9780812246773

0812246772

OCLC:

884631083

Publisher Number:

40024266279