{"product_id":"potomac-fever-reflections-on-the-nations-river-paperback","title":"Potomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation's River - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Taylor Fryar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn impassioned meditation on American identity and its ebb and flow through the Capital's great waterway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she walks the length of the Potomac River, clambering up its banks and sounding its depths, Charlotte Taylor Fryar examines the geography and ecology of Washington, D.C. with all manner of flora and fauna as her witness. The ecological traces of human inhabitancy provide her with imaginative access into America's past, for her true subject is the origin of our splintered nation and racially divided capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the gentrified neighborhood of Shaw to George Washington's slave labor camp at Mount Vernon, \u003ci\u003ePotomac Fever\u003c\/i\u003e maps the troubled histories of the United States by leading us along the less-trafficked trails and side streets of our capital city, steeped in the legacy of white supremacy and colonialism. In the end, Fryar offers hope for how \"we might grow a society guided by the ethics and values of the places we live.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling synthesis of historical, environmental, and personal narrative, \u003ci\u003ePotomac Fever\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the roots of our national myths, awash in the waters of America's renowned river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Taylor Fryar\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, historian, educator, and herbalist. She holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lives in Glen Echo, Maryland, less than seven hundred feet from the banks of the Potomac River. \u003ci\u003ePotomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation's River\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.11 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978188292397,"sku":"9781954276345","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Vucul-QMyI9781954276345.webp?v=1775800916","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/potomac-fever-reflections-on-the-nations-river-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}