We went for the stars in our requests for blurbs for Devil's Den to Lickingwater, launching Tuesday, October 16, 7pm at the Florence Civic Center. Here's what Christopher Clark, author of The Communitarian Moment: The Radical Challenge of the Northampton Association had to say:
"An important book, Devil’s Den to Lickingwater is a fine environmental and industrial history of the Mill River in Williamsburg and Northampton. Its lively text, accompanied by beautiful maps and illustrations, tells a dramatic story of the river’s many transformations through community enterprise and development, ecological challenges, disaster, decline, and rejuvenation. Both as an account of how the Mill River came to be as it is, and as an inspiration for ensuring its healthy future in the life of the region, this book will have lasting influence.”
