{"product_id":"my-river-chronicles-rediscovering-the-work-that-built-america-a-personal-and-historical-journey-paperback","title":"My River Chronicles: Rediscovering the Work That Built America; A Personal and Historical Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Dulong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter journalist Jessica DuLong was laid off from her dot-com job, her life took an unexpected turn. A volunteer day aboard an antique fireboat, the \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Harvey, \u003c\/i\u003eled to a job in the engine room, where she found a taste of home she hadn't realized she was missing. Working with the boat's finely crafted machinery, on the waters of the storied Hudson, made her wonder what America is losing in our shift away from hands-on work. Her questions crystallized after she and her crew served at Ground Zero, where fireboats provided the only water available to fight blazes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivid and immediate, \u003ci\u003eMy River Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003eis a journey with an extraordinary guide--a mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who bridges blue-collar and white-collar worlds, turning a phrase as deftly as she does a wrench. As she searches for the meaning of work in America, DuLong shares her own experiences of learning to navigate a traditionally male world, masterfully interweaving unforgettable present-day characters and events with four centuries of Hudson River history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA celebration of craftsmanship, \u003ci\u003eMy River Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply personal story of a unique woman's discovery of her own roots--and America's--that raises important questions about our nation's future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica DuLong, a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Merchant Marine Officer, is one of the world's only female fireboat engineers. She's also a journalist whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek International\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmoGIRL!, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday's Machining World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaritime Reporter \u0026amp; Engineering News\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Her passion for the Hudson River took shape at her post in the diesel exhaust-filled engine room of retired New York City Fireboat \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e, where temperatures climb to 130 degrees. The 1931 vessel, dubbed \"Ambassador of the Hudson,\" now operates as a living museum, offering free public trips around New York Harbor and an annual whistle-stop tour up the Hudson River, with DuLong at the engine-room controls. \u003cbr\u003e On September 11, 2001, Fireboat \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e was called out of retirement to pump water at the World Trade Center site. The \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e's civilian crew, including DuLong, pumped water alongside FDNY crews for four days. Later recognized in the \u003ci\u003eCongressional Record\u003c\/i\u003e for \"ensuring constant smooth running of the engines\" during her service in the days following the attacks, she was also immortalized as a character in Maira Kalman's award-winning children's book, \u003ci\u003eFIREBOAT: The Heroic Adventures of the \u003c\/i\u003eJohn J. Harvey, and featured in Ben Gibberd's \u003ci\u003eNew York Waters\u003c\/i\u003e. DuLong's boating and writing worlds first collided with the publication of her essay \"Below Decks\" in the anthology \u003ci\u003eSteady As She Goes: Women's Adventures At Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (Seal Press, 2003)-a piece that was singled out in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as \"stylish\" and a \"high point\" of the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45612245090348,"sku":"9781416586999","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/my-river-chronicles-rediscovering-the-work-that-built-america-a-personal-and-historical-journey-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}