Long the main resource on this key American river, this books expanded second edition includes dozens of new photos and maps, updates, and six new chapters recording the twenty-first centurys most recent developments on the Patapsco River. Along with insightful narration of its impact on its watershed and on Baltimore in particular, the book contains the entire recorded history of the Patapsco River. It moves fromthe early Native American camps on its shores, through the late twentieth-centuryrevitalization of its harbor, and to the environmental and economic changes the Patapsco has been a part of during these first decades of the twenty-first century. The Patapscos story contains some of the mostimportant and fascinating events of Marylands past, and this book allows the reader to dip at will into the excitingand unexpected blend of people, places, and events that have had such great impact onthe state of Maryland and the nation.[AuthorName]By Paul J. Travers[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Paul J. Travers was born near the Patapsco River in Baltimore, and holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Pepperdine University. His work as a park ranger with the Maryland Park Service fostered his interest in the river’s history.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]42 photos, illustrations, and maps[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Baltimore’s River of History[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]42 photos, illustrations, and maps[/ColorPattern]