From writer Beth Kephart comes a telling of the life of the Schuylkill River. Discovered by the Dutch, the Schuylkill fed the indigenous people who preceded William Penn. The river became a source of power and pride. It floated rowers on its back. It forever shaped our region.In short, impressionistic chapters, Kephart writes of the fish that populated the river's waters, the settlers and layers of civilizations that occupied her banks, the scars left behind by industrialization, pollution, and dredging, and the civic souls who began to restore her.The Schuylkill, as Kephart describes in her book, was much more than a practical location for mills and other factories; it was also a scenic setting for elaborate mansions, an experimental ground for the modern age, and the centerpiece of Fairmount Park, the largest urban part in the world.
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