Size: 10x1x12; hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright,

Size: 10x1x12; hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

0271018755. This book is a detailed history as well as picture book about the

0271018755. This book is a detailed history as well as picture book about the river that flows to the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, the Monongahela. This specific book is in as new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges/corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased and is signed by the author following a personal inscription to Maura which is the only thing taking this book our of a "new" rating. The dust jacket is in new condition with only the slightest bit of cover or edge wear. This is a remarkable book and is in as new condition.; "The Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania, one of three rivers that meet at the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh, has a rich history associated with the westward expansion of the nation during the colonial era and with the development of America as an industrial power beginning in the nineteenth century. All this fascinating history is told here as the author, with camera in hand, takes a ride in a towboat along the Monongahela to experience life as it is still lived daily by those who work and play on the river. His anecdotes and interviews, along with a full panoply of illustrations new and old, help enliven the tale the river has to tell, for those who want to remember its rich past and those who will have their lives affected by it in the future."; 0.8 x 11.1 x 8.6 Inches; 202 pages.