The Allegheny Pilot : Containing a Complete Chart of the Allegheny River, from Warren to Pittsburgh

Edwin L. Babbitt

ISBN 10: 0271062118 / ISBN 13: 9780271062112

Published by Pennsylvania State University Press, 2013

About this Item

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A travel guide to western Pennsylvania s rivers and navigable waterways, first published in 1855. Includes detailed maps, notes, and charts. Documents the original path of the Allegheny and its tributaries, which have since been changed by the Kinzua Dam and other man-made alterations to the landscape.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Allegheny Pilot : Containing a Complete Chart of the Allegheny River, from Warren to Pittsburgh
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0271062118
• ISBN 13: 9780271062112
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 7D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 160 grams

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Synopsis

The Allegheny Pilot, first published in 1855, is an early travel guide to western Pennsylvania’s rivers and navigable waterways, complete with detailed maps, notes, and charts. Originally written for lumber raftsmen and even considered to be the “Lumberman’s Bible,” it remains an important document on the original path of the Allegheny and its tributaries, which have since been changed by the construction of the Kinzua Dam and other man-made alterations to the landscape. The book benefits not only from Babbitt’s own knowledge, experience, and research on the Allegheny, but also from his having “spent much time in conversing with many of the oldest settlers along the river, collecting from them, orally, many historical facts besides those pertaining to the navigation of the river.” The Allegheny Pilot is a fascinating look at a transient historical landscape in a time when the beginnings of modern industrialization began to push westward across the state’s frontiers, irrevocably changing them.

About the Author

Edwin L. Babbitt (1817–1891) was a lumberman and businessman who worked in the lumber, oil, and shipping industries and lived in Warren and Grand Valley, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.