Book of the Week #52

Cross-Grained & Wily Waters: A Guide to the Piscataqua Maritime Region edited by W. Jeffrey Bolster (Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2002)

"The historic sites and nearly pristine estuary of the Piscataqua region represent a mixture of heritage and nature unparalleled in New England. They are worth preserving. For centuries the Piscataqua region was an extended maritime community connected by the Great Bay Estuary, the short seacoast of New Hampshire and southern Maine, and the seven tributary rivers that fortify the Piscataqua River itself. Moving water shaped the region—under its vessels, at its mills, and across its marshes. Carrying the freight of our history, and holding out the promise of community-based conservation: this book (and these waters) invites you on a journey of exploration and renewal. Join the naturalists, fishermen, and historic preservationists who have all felt the pull
of this place, and who wish to sustain it in the face of the headlong development consuming America today." (from the cover)

Comprised of short pieces by a wide variety of writers this book covers many aspects of the region -- including it's literary heritage -- and is filled with black and white photos both modern and historical.