Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America On The HudsonISBN13:9781416586999ISBN10:1416586997Author:Dulong, Jessica (Author)Description:After Journalist Jessica Dulong Was Laid Off From Her Dot-Com Job, Her Life Took An Unexpected Turn A Volunteer Day Aboard An Antique Fireboat, The John J Harvey, Led To A Job In The Engine Room, Where She Found A Taste Of Home She Hadn't Realized She Was Missing Working With The Boat's Finely Crafted Machinery, On The Waters Of The Storied Hudson, Made Her Wonder What America Is Losing In Our Shift Away From Hands-On Work Her Questions Crystallized After She And Her Crew Served At Ground Zero, Where Fireboats Provided The Only Water Available To Fight Blazes Vivid And Immediate, My River Chronicles Is A Journey With An Extraordinary Guide--A Mechanic's Daughter And Stanford Graduate Who Bridges Blue-Collar And White-Collar Worlds, Turning A Phrase As Deftly As She Does A Wrench As She Searches For The Meaning Of Work In America, Dulong Shares Her Own Experiences Of Learning To Navigate A Traditionally Male World, Masterfully Interweaving Unforgettable Present-Day Characters And Events With Four Centuries Of Hudson River History A Celebration Of Craftsmanship, My River Chronicles Is A Deeply Personal Story Of A Unique Woman's Discovery Of Her Own Roots--And America's--That Raises Important Questions About Our Nation's Future Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Atria BooksPublication Date:2010-06-08Weight:0.7 lbsDimensions:0.9'' H x 8.6'' L x 5.7'' WNumber of Pages:308Language:English
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Book Title: My River Chronicles : Rediscovering the Work That Built America; a Personal and Historical Journey
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Fire Science, Customs & Traditions, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), United States / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2010
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 13.7 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Jessica Dulong
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
