Potomac Journey: Fairfax Stone to Tidewater

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	Potomac Journey: Fairfax Stone to Tidewater
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The Potomac may be best known as the big river that flows through Washington, D.C., but it shapes a far larger rural, even wild, landscape. Richard Stanton has canoed the river many times from its headwaters down to the Chesapeake Bay. Canoeing affords leisurely contemplation, and Stanton's meandering portrait of the river is fittingly relaxed. Only when he considers the river's future does he become impatient: "I am of that unpopular school," he writes, "that believes the great rivers in America belong to everyone: fishermen, birdwatchers, backpackers, bicyclists, and canoeists. The Potomac is one of those rivers." Stanton's well-illustrated mix of guidebook, history, and literary essay is a solid inducement to spend time exploring the Potomac---or whatever river lies close by.