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  The River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River is the name of a 1980 album by Bruce Springsteen.
The River is the name of a song by UK band The Beautiful South, featured on their Painting it Red album.
The River is a name sometimes used to refer to the Girondin party during the period following the French Revolution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_River   (145 words)

  
 Dunbeath Water - Neil Gunn's Highland River
In his 1937 novel, Highland River, Gunn's young hero, Kenn, makes a pilgrimage to the source of the Dunbeath Water and, in a way, to the source of himself and his cultural heritage.
The river becomes a complex symbol: simultaneously a river of time, of space, of memory, of humanity and of consciousness as the literary critic Douglas Gifford has observed.
To walk its full length to the river source - always called the Waterhead - was the ultimate adventure and the thought of it inhabited the mind with a peculiar strangeness.
www.dunbeath-heritage.org.uk /river.html   (541 words)

  
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The River was filmed in fourteen states, as opposed to five in which footage was shot in the making of The Plow That Broke the Plains, with a considerably larger crew and the budget two and one half times the size of the first film.
The script that Lorentz wrote for the narration of The River is a free-verse masterpiece which was praised by James Joyce as "the most beautiful prose that I have heard in ten years", and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1938.
Lorentz suggested that misuse of the river and the river valley bore the responsibility of the horrible financial situation that many Americans found themselves in during the Depression.
xroads.virginia.edu /~1930s/FILM/lorentz/river.html   (1966 words)

  
 Best Laid Schemes :: The River Clyde
This straight educational outline of the River captures industry and economy of Glasgow as a maritime city with an industrial hinterland.
Credits (.21); The River Clyde is 112 miles long from its source in the Lowther Hills to the end of its channel at Greenock (.32); Map of the Clyde (.48); From its rising it flows for some 25 miles through moors and hills.
General views of river and countryside (3.56); Workers pick pears, gooseberries, raspberries and strawberries in the fields (5.04); The growing of tomatoes in glasshouses has become an important industry in this fertile district.
www.bestlaidschemes.com /moviezone/the-river-clyde   (676 words)

  
 Jean Renoir
Filmed in 1937 under the looming advent of World War II, La Grande Illusion serves as a haunting elegy for the tragedy of the First World War and a relevant cautionary tale on the immeasurable toll of war.
Similar to the quaint dirt road in Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy, the river provides a source of constancy and reassurance throughout the profound changes transpiring in Harriet's young life.
Inevitably, like the reflective, mature Harriet, the river becomes an omniscient chronicler of the enrapturing beauty and universal celebration of the process of life.
www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/renoir.html   (1247 words)

  
 Cabrillo Music Festival || Rapunzel & The River II
The River is the second of two films made by documentary film producer-director Pare Lorentz for which Thomson provided the scores.
Lorentz's second documentary, The River, inspired by a stylized map of the Mississippi he had seen in the office of the Secretary of Agriculture, was intended to document the history of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Lorentz's script for The River grew out of a long article he was asked to write for McCall's Magazine in the spring of 1937 about the condition of the Mississippi River Valley.
www.cabrillomusic.org /2001/rapunzelriver2.html   (1283 words)

  
 Minnesota Historic Sites: Log Drives (and River Pigs)
The river pigs were ferried up and down stream in a double-bowed boat called a batteau, which rode over logs and rapids.
River pigs held the most dangerous and unhealthy positions in the industry, but the pay was attractive - about $2 a day, nearly $1 more than lumberjacks.
If rivers were low, logs could be stranded upstream far from sawmills and a winter's cut could be lost.
www.mnhs.org /places/sites/fhc/logdrives.html   (773 words)

  
 Salt River - Humboldt County, California
The Salt River is a tributary of the Eel River.
The Salt River is a remnant channel of a former course of the Eel River.
The late history of the Eel River involves a progressive moving of the channel from the northern edge of its valley, north of Metropolitan, to its present course between Metropolitan and the mouth of the Van Duzen River.
www.ebeltz.net /fieldtrips/saltriver.html   (2276 words)

  
 Ohio River Flood, 1937   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Residents of villages, towns, and cities along the "Beautiful Ohio" in southern Indiana, will never forget the heroic achievements of WPA workmen and their leaders back in the Spring of 1937 when rampaging flood waters roared down in a swirling deluge of death, suffering and destruction.
The end of an unusual period of balmy weather was indicated for the Evansville section on Saturday morning, January 9, after the wind had shifted Friday night and brought the temperature down from some 62 degrees to about 40.
Of that sum, $500,000 was expended In Jeffersonville, $70,000 in New Albany, and $130,000 for moving Leavenworth out of the river flats onto the nearby hills.
www.indiana.edu /~liblilly/wpa/flood.html   (891 words)

  
 Quapaw Canoe Company
As with all Delta rivers at low stage, the water flows in a canyon of muddy banks, the scenery limited tof water, sky, and mud.
The river is about the size of the Sunflower I live on 200 miles upstream in Clarksdale, and flowing about the same speed it does when the upper Sunflower has received a big rainstorm, maybe 800 - 1,000 cfs.
There is no dress code, but when on the river, you will be expected to wear a life jacket and to carry a survival kit (a fanny pack makes a great way to carry your survival kit), as well as to carry clothing appropriate to possible bad weather.
www.island63.com /article.cfm   (5349 words)

  
 Head of the River Race
The Head of the River Race (HORR) is a processional race for eights rowed over the 4.5 mile championship course from Mortlake to Putney i.e.
There was no race in 1937 (there was no suitable tide on a Saturday and no competitive sport took place on Sundays in those days) and none from 1940-45 inclusive.
From 1979 onwards, due to the sheer volume of competitors and for reasons of safety on a relatively small area of river and riverside, the HORR Committee had at that point to impose a limit of 420 crews, which still exists today.
www.kingston.ac.uk /~kx21229/Horr.html.old   (326 words)

  
 Along Lysakerelva.
It leaves the river bank a few metres from the Mill and crosses the river flats to the base of Lysejordet which during the ski season used to be lit up as a slalom slope and during summer is swathed in grassland flowers.
This point lies directly across the river from the site of the Røa Mill which was built up from river level to the top of the gorge.
This is the heart of an industrial complex from the late 1700's that evolved from an iron mill into a major saw mill in the 1860's and was the forerunner of the major timber mill (one of Norway's largest) which occupies the south west side of Bogstad Water.
folk.uio.no /johnti/lystrack.htm   (5070 words)

  
 Ohio River Floods - Higginsport
The worst were in 1884 (71.1 ft) and in 1937 (79.9 ft.).
Floods on this part of the Ohio River occurred in two consecutive years on two occasions, once in 1883 - 1884 (66.5 ft. and 71.1 ft.), and again in 1996-1997 (57.3 ft. and 64.7 ft.).
Even in the 1937 flood the old Higginsport School was safe, and was used as a base of operations to house, feed and help town residents who's homes were under water.
www.higginsportohio.com /floods.html   (551 words)

  
 Kentucky West - The River Corridor
This understated excursion is a wonderful introduction to the flora and fauna of Kentucky as Tidewater River is a preserve of limestone cliffs, native flowers, animals and a wide variety of birds.
Like all communities along the river Paducah, at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, is protected by flood walls.
Both the Ohio and Tennessee rivers join the Mississippi in western Kentucky so no trip down the river corridor would be complete without a visit to the high bluffs of Columbus-Belmont State Park for a view of the mighty Mississippi as it rolls on to the Gulf of Mexico.
www.mestern.net /usa/kentucky/west/index.php   (1544 words)

  
 wfn.org | Episcopal Church responds as storms
Already dubbed the Great Ohio River Flood of 1997, the raging waters inundated towns and isolated homes in the hills of central and northern Kentucky and southern Ohio for nearly a week.
The city is nestled in the Licking River valley, which overflowed its banks in a few hours, sending residents scrambling and trapping others in second floors or rooftops.
Many small river towns were ravaged more by flash floods coming off the hills than by the Ohio River surge.
www.wfn.org /1997/03/msg00125.html   (1467 words)

  
 Crossing the River Humber by Ferry
This was to run from Hull to Hessle, tunnel under the river Humber to Barton and then continue on to the Ancholme Valley where it would meet up with the existing line.
The most unusual suggestion must have been the one in 1944 to dam the river just past Hessle so the upper part could be used for industry and making a crossing point at the dam.
Over the years there have been some successful and not so successful ideas of how to cross the river Humber, but by far the most successful (up to the opening of the Humber Bridge) must be the ferry.
www.geocities.com /dazxtm/humberferry.htm   (1842 words)

  
 River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Flood waters at the Lloyd Lock and Dam in 1937.
The Ohio River is frozen in this undated photo provided by Patricia Hampton.
The photo was taken on the Kentucky side of the river across from Sciotoville.
www.lewiscountyherald.com /river.htm   (374 words)

  
 Musselburgh - Hamilton 1920s-30s
Hamilton 1929-33 4 ads appeared at the river mouth on 18 May 1931 and one was still about on 25 May. During 21 Aug-6 Sep 1933 several immature birds frequented the mud near the river mouth, so many as 5 being seen at a time.
Hamilton 1929-33 a m was observed on 25 Nov 1931 amongst the usual flock of Mallard at the river mouth.
Hamilton 1934-39 during May 1937 a bird was heard several times and twice flushed from the grass in a field bordering the Esk near Inveresk Church.
www.andrewsi.freeserve.co.uk /dhamilton1929.htm   (2463 words)

  
 UofL - 1937 Ohio River flood photograph collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Great Ohio River flood of January 1937 was one the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
Much of the media attention focused on Louisville, Kentucky, because, although the city was ravaged by the flooding, it was still accessible to the national media via air and rail.
1937 Ohio River flood at the intersection of Barret Avenue and Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky.
special.library.louisville.edu /display-collection.asp?ID=219   (231 words)

  
 Why stay on the river? 'It's home'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On the fifth anniversary of a devastating flood, those who stay close to the Ohio are philosophical: The river's beauty is a treasure to be enjoyed every day.
That's the highest the river ever rose in the 20th century, cresting at 79.9 feet.
For months, river towns were a landscape of mud, bleach, mops, hugs, churches, journalists, volunteers, paperwork, politicians, tears, debris, row boats, aggravation and resignation.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/03/02/loc_why_stay_on_river.html   (626 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: December 31
Jump to: navigation, search The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India.
The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro), was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 3, 1863, in central Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the American Civil War.
Avram Hershko (born December 31, 1937) is an Israeli biologist.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/December-31   (9742 words)

  
 [minstrels] The River -- Pare Lorentz
Down the Yellowstone, the Milk, the White and Cheyenne; The Cannonball, the Musselshell, the James and the Sioux: Down the Judith, the Grand, the Osage and the Platte, The Skunk, the Salt, the Black and Minnesota; Down the Rock, the Illinois and the Kankakee, The Allegheny, the Monogahela.
We sent armies down the river to help the engineers fight a battle on a two thousand mile front: The Army and the Navy, The Coast Guard and the Marine Corps, The CCC and the WPA, The Red Cross and the Health Service.
Up on the Clinch, at the head of the river, we built Norris Dam, a great barrier to hold water in flood times and to release water down the river for navigation in low water season.
www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1424.html   (2478 words)

  
 Year on the River
Fuchs said the river was loaded with minnows and crayfish, wild celery and other thick vegetation.
The river also was loaded with water snakes that inhabited the wing dams.
He said it was difficult to maintain a steady river stage because there were no locks and dams.
www.yearontheriver.com /stories/FUCHS.php   (639 words)

  
 pollution in the river colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Colorado River and Grand Canyon National Park are natural resources of national and...
all of Llano County and the portion of Burnet County in the Colorado River watershed.
Badger Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River, is an important spawning stream...
www.colorado-2005-2006.com /31/pollution-in-the-river-colorado.html   (307 words)

  
 River Road Moments, Growing up in the 1930's and 1940's, by Gerard Arthur Becnel, paperback, 6" x 9", 160 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
River Road Moments, Growing up in the 1930's and 1940's, by Gerard Arthur Becnel, paperback, 6" x 9", 160 pages, illustrated
River Road Moments, Growing up in the 1930's and 1940's, by Gerard Arthur Becnel, 1999, paperback, 6" x 9", 160 pages, illustrated.
Gerard Arthur Becnel was born alongside the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana.
members.aol.com /BecnelBook/River.htm   (1108 words)

  
 Flood of 1937 - Flood of 1997 - The Enquirer
Flood of 1937 - Flood of 1997 - The Enquirer
There were 39 anti-flood reservoirs in place in 1964, when the river crested at 66.2 feet.
The river passed 60 feet eight times between 1937 and 1964, but never since 1964.
enquirer.com /flood_of_97/history3.html   (652 words)

  
 CAMDEN - Light Rail - The River Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is the start of the largest-ever public sector investment in South Jersey, the first "trolley" to run through the streets of Camden since 1937 and the first passenger train to run along the Delaware from Camden to Trenton since 1963.
Because part of the Sacramento line is single-track - as is the River Line - one late train could have a ripple effect across the system.
The South Jersey light rail line, recently renamed the River Line, is scheduled to commence running along a 34-mile route from Camden to Trenton Sunday March 14.
www.dvrbs.com /CamdenNJ-LightRail.htm   (2656 words)

  
 Patricia Grace, "At the River"
To the tent to rest after they had gone to the river, and while asleep the dream came.
This is the river for eels and this the time of year.
They think of the river and the eels in the river, and then they punch each other and roll oil the ground.
social.chass.ncsu.edu /wyrick/debclass/pgrace.htm   (1368 words)

  
 THE GREAT OHIO FLOOD OF 1937
radually the level of the river passed the flood stage.
n the north bank of the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky, is the city of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
I had lived on the river practically all my life, and I thought perhaps I could help rescue the woman, even if it meant risking my own life for her and her little children, so I started toward the house.
www.biblebelievers.org /mansent6.htm   (2505 words)

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