No comments about Colonial Delaware Records: 1681-1713.

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4 comments about Tinicum Township, Bucks County (Images of America: Pennsylvania).

1. What a great book. The pictures were just fabulous. It truly takes you back to a time when there was the real meaning of family and hard work. It was wonderful to see so much about this little town I grew up in. Buy many copies and give them to your friends and family. Here's a chance to show your kids and grandkids what life was like "back when".



2. This will be a great travel guide next time I explore Bucks County. What
   fun to travel the back roads of Tinicum in search of places illustrated in
   the book--including the airport with historic bi-planes flying!



3. Over 200 old photos with captions identifying individuals pictured and accompanied by well-research historical context. Great! Any genealogists or family historian would be thrilled to come across a book such as this covering the locale in which their forebears had resided. It serves as a model to be emulated by other local groups wanting to preserve a historical record their township's past.



4. What a treat - to finally have this treasure-trove of Tinicum Township history. As a newer resident of the township, I'm eager for this type of historical information. Photos are great, text - succinct. Great job! Great book!

1 comments about Bridges Over the Delaware River: A History of Crossings.

1. Covers the history of all non-interstate bridges across the Delaware with photos of nearly every edition of every bridge. The background information and stories of how each bridge came to be are engrossing and full of interesting detail. I expected to skim this book for information on bridges I was familiar with and ended up reading it cover-to-cover.

No comments about Records of the Court of New Castle on Delaware, 1676 - 1699: In Two Volumes.

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No comments about Early Church Records of New Castle County, Delaware (Vol. 1: 1701-1800).

No comments about New Castle County, Delaware Land Records, 1715-1728.

5 comments about Devastation on the Delaware: Stories and Images of the Deadly Flood of 1955.

1. Mary Shafer has approached a detailed account of a tragic flood with unusual thoroughness, compassion, continuity, and research. It is a non-fiction book like no other, holding the reader spellbound throughout. One cannot help but become emotionally involved with those who suffered through this event, and one cannot help but admire Shafer for her accomplishment. Obviously, Shafer was passionate about her subject; it shows in throughout this book.



2. Mary Shafer's "Devastation on the Delaware" is an engrossing account of the tragic Delaware Valley flood of 1955, created by Hurricanes Connie and Diane. Told as a narrative timeline of events, this book introduces us to the people and communities overcome by the wrathful waters of the Delaware and its tributaries. It reads like historical fiction rather than documentary, with many amazing and touching stories uncovered by the author's interviewing diligence. I couldn't put this book down and highly recommend it as a full and varied account of an unbelievable event and its effect on the Delaware Valley.



3. Mary Shafer's book Devastation on the Delaware is the amazing result of years of research and emotional commitment. Written to commemorate the August, 1955, Delaware River Valley Flood, the book takes the reader on a "roller-coaster ride" through those days of death and "devastation." Ms. Shafer describes in detail the Flood as experienced in all the areas of the Delaware Valley during August 18-20.
   
   Her professional commitment to her "craft" and her personal commitment to the survivors and victims of the Flood are extraordinary. The survivors' stories (remembered in minute detail 50 years later) are heart-wrenching. The graphic details are horrifying.
   
   The author is an exceptional writer, one who weaves historical and scientific facts into a compelling "story." The fascinating history of the Delaware River and its tributaries, general information about hurricanes (and Hurricanes Connie and Diane in particular) and the status of weather reporting in the mid-1950's and the abandoned plans to dam the River after the Flood all become part of the drama of one of our country's worst natural disasters. This book will hold everyone's interest. It is a great "read."
   
   For those of us who lived through the Flood, it is also a priceless gift. Many people waited over 50 years for the kind of closure only Ms. Shafer's book has given them.



4. Mary Schaefer's Devastation on the Delaware is an eye-opening account of what happens when people forget the power of flood waters. Extreme natural events can't often be tamed by mankind.
   
   There are many very sad as well as hearwarming and uplifting accounts of people's response to the flood.
   
   Ultimately the 55 flood created a National Park on the Delaware River. Although the Tocks Island project displaced and did great harm to some, the net result - - the National Park - - is a good thing, if only because it keeps people from forgetting again and trying to live too close to the banks of this great river.



5. I grew up hearing about this flood, but in the way of casual family talk, I never really learned much about it. Fascinating to read such a well-researched book on the many aspects of the flood. It was indeed life-changing for so many people. While my own family didn't suffer from it, they knew many, many people who did. The stories went on for years. They'd be lost now except for this excellent book.