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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine journalism, April 15, 2000
This review is from: Natural Lives, Modern Times: People and Places of the Delaware River (Pennsylvania Paperbacks) (Paperback)
In what appears to be, sadly, Bruce Stutz's only book, Stutz introduces the reader to those who scratch noble livings out of a river that yields not much more than a few shad each spring. He journeys south from Hancock, NY, to Philadelphia, PA, to present the lives of riparian denizens fighting to maintain their source of income against our (federal and state) government's struggles to protect our beautiful, valuable, and fragile Delaware River Valley. Neither side in Stutz's book comes across as "right" or "wrong" because, well, both sides care deeply about this stunning river. The one lack in "Natural Lives, Modern Times" is the lack of photos or illustrations, beyond some attractive woodcuts heading each chapter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Told In First Person Stories, September 5, 2009
This review is from: Natural Lives, Modern Times: People and Places of the Delaware River (Pennsylvania Paperbacks) (Paperback)
I expected a history book but got a storybook of history. It is hard to put down but can easily be taken in small tasty chunks.
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