The Surveyor`s Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional

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The Surveyor’s Library:
Resources for the Well Read Professional
NJSLPS SurvCon 2012
Bally’s Park Place Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
INSTRUCTOR-LED/CLASSROOM PRESENTATION
Walter G. Robillard, Patrick Chura and Kimberly A. Buchheit
Friday, February 3, 2012, Morning and Afternoon Sessions
Handout, Reference Materials and Suggested Reading List
Prepared by Kimberly A. Buchheit, Florida PSM #4838
Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, LB #6167
Florida Continuing Education Provider License #67
Course Number TBA (Application Pending-General Credit)
The Surveyor’s Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional
Presenters Notes:
We hope that course attendees will take a few moments to review this “digital handout” in
advance of the Instructor-Led Classroom presentation of “The Surveyor’s Library: Resources
for the Well Read Professional”.
If you care to print and read, you will have an opportunity to become familiar with the source
materials that we plan to discuss in greater detail during the “live” presentation.
If you wish to “GO GREEN”, you can avoid printing and you may also take advantage of
numerous hyperlinks to source materials contained within this (.pdf) document. These materials
are designed to direct curious participants to additional resources and endless hours of modernday “surfing” and discovery, if greater depth of knowledge on any of the topics is desired before
or after the presentation.
We do not intend to take credit for any source materials that were not produced by us. There
are numerous resources available, far too many to reference and far too many to summarize
here. We call your attention to these resources for educational purposes and for your own
personal enlightenment. Each source has been cited with credit and/or a direct link is provided.
Please feel free to support the authors, researchers, organizations and websites which you
become aware of as you review and utilize this “digital handout”.
In most cases, this information has been compiled from public sources, public domain, or from
materials that are “out of copyright”. In some cases, we have been able to obtain permission to
reprint copyrighted materials and we have acknowledged those specific cases, where
applicable.
We look forward to seeing you in February and we will share many more tidbits of information
with you during the “live” presentation sessions.
Thank youWalt Robillard, Patrick Chura and Kim Buchheit
Copyright Notice:
This “digital handout” (.pdf file) has been made available exclusively through NJSPLS at
http://www.njspls.org/. This material is intended for NJSPLS SurvCon 2012 attendees in support
of continuing education endeavors.
This “digital handout” content is copyright of Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers - ©
Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, December 2011. All rights reserved.
You may print or download to a local hard disk for your personal and non-commercial use only.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. You may
not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content.
Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval
system. For more information, contact Kimberly A. Buchheit at [email protected].
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© Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, December 2011
Brief Course Description:
Walter Robillard, author of numerous Land Surveying and Legal texts will be teaming up with
Patrick Chura, author of Thoreau the Land Surveyor and Kimberly Buchheit to discuss the value
of the Surveyor’s personal library as a resource for finding solutions, provoking thought, and
advancing the profession.
Books exploring surveying, mapping and historic topics for surveyors, by surveyors, about
surveyors and with surveying and mapping as central themes will be used as primary resources
for this unique presentation.
Some of the tried and true classics will be discussed and evaluated as reference resources.
Other more obscure works will be identified and summarized. Many of the books and their
content will surprise even the most well-read Surveyor!
This series of workshops is intended to be lively and enlightening. The morning session and the
afternoon session will be completely different and can be attended separately or together for a
full day on this topic. A suggested reading list will be provided that will inspire every Surveyor to
expand their knowledge base, to augment their library or simply to sit down for a good read
every now and then. As a bonus, Walter and Patrick will be available to sign books during the
lunch break.
Highlights of the Morning Session (Unit A) will include books by historian Silvio Bedini,
Journals and Letters of Lewis & Clark and Andrew Ellicott, other lesser known books and
characters as well as a discussion of Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location (with coauthor Walter Robillard) and an introduction of Thoreau the Land Surveyor (with author Patrick
Chura).
Highlights of the Afternoon Session (Unit B) will cover historic books about Major Boundaries
and Surveyor Statesmen, expeditions of John Wesley Powell, Theodore Roosevelt’s quest for
the “River of Doubt”, other lesser known books and characters as well as a discussion of Clark
on Surveying and Boundaries (with co-author Walter Robillard) and an in-depth discussion of
Thoreau the Land Surveyor (with author Patrick Chura).
Book Signings at Lunch Break by Walter Robillard and Patrick Chura:
A limited number of books will be available for purchase at the conference. Or, feel free to bring
your own copy to be signed by authors Walter Robillard and Patrick Chura.
Click <here> for publisher’s Conference Special for Thoreau the Land Surveyor, if you care to
order in advance. See next page of this handout for order form, provided for convenience.
Walter Robillard will have replica copies of The Compleat Surveyor (William Leybourn),
Geodaesia (John Love), and Boundaries and Landmarks (A.E. Mulford) available for sale with a
portion of the proceeds being donated to student scholarship funds or FIG.
Florida Continuing Educations Credits:
At the time that this “digital handout” was published, this series of workshops had been
submitted for approval by the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If Florida
continuing education credits are desired, please contact Kimberly Buchheit by email at
[email protected] and provide your full name, Florida PSM # and which session(s)
you attend.
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Thoreau the Land Surveyor
Patrick Chura
“Chura argues that surveying wasn’t simply Thoreau’s day job; instead, it reflected a particular way Thoreau had of seeing and understanding the world through observation,
measurement, and calculation.”—New England Quarterly
“An amazing work of literary and historical investigation, written with a style both
elegant and lively.”—Peace Corps Worldwide
“Offers a radical perspective on Thoreau’s choice of profession, arguing that there is a
contradiction between living a life of civil disobedience and plying one’s trade in support of the institution of private property and environmental degradation. . . . A study of
Thoreau at once robust and subtle, absorbing to read and thought-provoking long after
you have laid it down.”—Thoreau Society Bulletin
“Chura’s thorough understanding of the
Henry David Thoreau, one of America’s most prominent environmental writers,
cultural import and physical practice of
supported himself as a land surveyor for much of his life, parceling land that would be
nineteenth-century surveying provides
sold off to loggers. In the only study of its kind, Patrick Chura analyzes this seeming
a fresh and interesting perspective on
contradiction to show how the best surveyor in Concord combined civil engineering
Thoreau’s life and works. . . . He combines
with civil disobedience. Placing Thoreau’s surveying in historical context, Chura
a spry writing style with meticulous
explains the cultural and ideological implications of surveying work in the mid-
research in this delightful book, which
nineteenth century. He also describes in detail Thoreau’s 1846 survey of Walden Pond.
introduces readers to another side
By identifying the origins of Walden in (of all places) surveying data, Chura re-creates a
of Thoreau’s life and thought. Highly
previously lost supporting manuscript of this American classic.
recommended.”—Choice
Thoreau the Land Surveyor remakes some of Thoreau’s boundaries—not the many
physical property lines he created while surveying but rather intangible markers,
224 pp. | 6 x 9 | 14 b/w illustrations
remnants of his life and character that have been lost or neglected. In part, it is a book
ISBN 978-0-8130-4147-6
about the recovery of history.
Paperback $19.95 $15.00
Patrick Chura is associate professor of English at the University of Akron and author
Special event discount available
through February 28, 2012
of Vital Contact: Downclassing Journeys in American Literature from Herman Melville to
Richard Wright.
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Walter Robillard will have
replica books available
with a portion of proceeds
to benefit various student
scholarship funds and
International Federation
of Surveyors (FIG).
Chronology:
Leybourn First Edition (1653)
Cunn Fifth Edition (1722)
Love First Edition (1687)
Mulford First Edition (1912)
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Introduction:
Chances are that you have never met a Surveyor that does not have at least a few classic
survey reference books in his or her office, on an honorable bookshelf.
If a Surveyor does not have books proudly displayed in plain sight, and immediately obvious
upon entering their office, it is very likely that all of their books are “out on loan” to aspiring
colleagues that are preparing to take “the exam”. Or perhaps their bookshelf is now hidden in a
secret location to keep it out of reach of library looters who do not return books to their rightful
owners. We have all sworn off loaning out our books at one time or another based on the bad
behavior of forgetful friends or worse yet, willful book thieves. We label, write our names,
impress our Surveyor’s seal or otherwise put our mark on our books to serve notice that they
are our babies.
To clarify, we cherish our books. We highlight, we dog-ear, we tab, we sticky-note. We learn
and we rely on many books to solve our worst boundary nightmares, provide guidance, or to
help us reach our professional goals. They got us through the good times, the tough times, the
past, the present and will certainly continue to aid us in the future.
Ah, the Surveyor’s proverbial bookshelf! What sits on this throne of knowledge? What should
be perched on this royal post? What should be only a mouse click or an overnight delivery
away?
Traditionally, we still identify with print books as our texts and our reference materials.
However, a large number of electronic books and web based resources are becoming readily
available. These types of resources will undoubtedly continue to provide more accessible
information, even more quickly as technology progresses. Looking for some old standards
using updated methods can be quite interesting. It is surprising to see how much material is out
there once one embarks on the quest. There are many used books available through various
sources that can be searched on-line. For now, there is also a lot of free material available.
That may change.
Speaking of change, it is a fact that technology has made some books (not to mention
bookstores) obsolete. Thank goodness for the pocket calculator, handheld computer, personal
computer, etc. all invented during our lifetimes! These staples of technology have reduced
numerous books of page after page of Logarithmic tables and Trigonometric tables into musty
curiosities: vaguely sentimental collector’s items at best. Finding one of these old gems at a
yard sale for a buck or two can still produce an adrenalin rush for any self-respecting student of
surveying history.
This series of courses is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of the ideal Surveyor’s
Library, but to help the Surveyor assess their personal resources and to become familiar with
items that may be desired. Something in this material is bound to inspire the Surveyor to seek
out and obtain books that will facilitate a continuous expansion of knowledge for the remainder
of his or her career and life.
For the purposes of our workshop and discussion, we have prepared an outline for general
categories that Surveyor’s should be aware of and may appreciate for different purposes. So,
let’s start with a little bit of organization to identify useful categories for our collection of
resources.
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Study Guide Activity:
Be prepared to comment and discuss additional categories that should be incorporated in
refinements of the next section, “The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories”. Think
about examples of titles that you possess or would like to add to your collection. Feel free to
make notes to aid you with your resource acquisition plan.
The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories
Note: These are arranged in no particular order.
Some items may fall in more than one category.
Reference (General)
Examples: Dictionary, Thesaurus
Reference (Surveying/Legal)
Examples: Black’s Law, ACSM Definitions
Laws
Codes
Rules
Standards
Government Publications
Academic Texts Surveying & Mapping
General
Technical
Professional
Legal
Specialty Areas and Related Fields
Geodesy
Photogrammetry
Water Boundaries
Jurisdictional Issues
Geographic Information Systems
Construction
Mathematics
Statistics
Engineering
Geography/Cartography
Geology
Forestry
Astronomy
Sciences
Environmental Issues
Archaeology
Oceanography
Climatology
Botany
Wildlife
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The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories (Continued)
Useful Skills
Technical Writing
Proposal Writing
Grant Writing
Instructional
How To
Literary
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Creative Non-Fiction
Memoir
Poetry
Historic
Rare Books
Surveying Texts
Surveying Methods
Biographies
Journals-Exploration/Discovery
Commemorative
Research
Field Notes
Business
Financial/Accounting
Management
Marketing
Human Resources
Contracts
Liability Issues
Location Sensitive Resources
Municipal
County
District
Regional
State
National
International
Handbooks/Manuals
Study Guides
Field Guides
Owner’s Manuals
Equipment
Instruments
Software
Safety/First Aid
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The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories (Continued)
Fun
Children’s Books
Love Stories
Other Fun Stuff
Professional Organizations
Special Publications
Research Papers
Rosters
Periodicals
Magazines
Professional Journals
Newsletters
Continuing Education Handouts/Records
Other Media:
Maps
Photos
VCR’s
CD’s
DVD’s
Software
Data Sets
Entertainment-Movies, Educational TV Programs
Notes/Suggestions/Wish List for Acquisitions:
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Suggested Reading:
In our detailed discussions for each Unit of this course, we intend to explore a small sample of
books from various categories and areas of interest. The books referenced below will be
specifically discussed. You can prepare for the discussions by reviewing the following
information or obtaining and reading copies of the books that we have selected to highlight.
Additional books and topics will be discussed and referenced in the live presentation.
Warning/Beware: The “Top Picks” are a very good start and may get you addicted.
Top Picks-Morning Session (Unit A)
Books by Silvio Bedini
We have selected to highlight (2) titles referenced below in this Unit of the workshop. A
complete list of books by Silvio Bedini are provided in the “Works” section of this resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Bedini
Author Facts: Slivio A. Bedini (January 17, 1917 - November 14, 2007)
Categories: Historic, Biographical and Technical (Instruments)
Silvio Bedini, an American Historian, published over 20 Books and several hundred
scholarly articles. He held several posts with the Smithsonian Institution from 1961 until
he retired in 1987. Bedini was also a contributing author at Professional Surveyor
Magazine for many years. Silvio Bedini specialized in early scientific instruments and
wrote numerous books about Scientists, Explorers, Cartographers and Surveyors,
including Benjamin Banneker and Thomas Jefferson.
With Compass and Chain: Early American Surveyors and Their Instruments. Frederick,
MD: Professional Surveyors Publishing Co., Inc. (2001). ISBN 0-9665120-0-6
Internet
Search Hints
Read a review of the book in this issue of Professional
Surveyor Magazine, October 2001 Volume 21 Issue 9.
Available in online Archives:
http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=805
Read a feature by Silvio Bedini in this issue of Professional
Surveyor Magazine, April 2001 Volume 21 Issue 4.
“History Corner: Roger Sherman's Field Survey Book”.
This features appears on pages 611-616 of With Compass
and Chain (compilation).
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The Jefferson Stone: Demarcation of the First Meridian of the United States. Frederick,
MD: Professional Surveyors Publishing Co. (1999). ISBN 0-9665120-1-4
Brief Description of Book (source: http://www.profsurv.com/store/books.aspx)
Among the early concerns of the nation's founders was the lack of a national prime meridian,
required for establishing longitudes on land and to serve the American maritime trade. In 1804,
when President Thomas Jefferson created the Corps of Discovery, beginning with the Lewis and
Clark Expedition to explore and map the continent, he realized the need for a single prime
meridian.
"The Jefferson Stone - Demarcation of the First Meridian of the United States", by Silvio A.
Bedini, is the complete story of Thomas Jefferson's effort to establish a national prime meridian in
Washington, D.C.
The 200-page book features 46 historical drawings and photos, comprehensive appendices, a list
of other famous Washington survey points and an extensive index.
Internet Search Hint
For History Nerds
Silvio A. Bedini Papers, 1952-1996
http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_247062
Some Historical Books
A nice resource for historic books relating to Surveying by the Virtual Museum of Surveying.
http://www.surveyhistory.org/library.htm
Surveying Books Used in the United States
http://www.surveyhistory.org/surveying_books_1600s_-_1700s.htm
http://www.surveyhistory.org/surveying_books_1800s.htm
http://www.surveyhistory.org/surveying_books_1900s.htm
A Poem (or two)
Found here http://www.surveyhistory.org/backsights_articles1.htm amongst other interesting
tidbits.
http://www.surveyhistory.org/poem1.htm
The following poem was excerpted from "To Arthur Burns, on his New Treatise, entitled,
GEODAESIA IMPROVED: A Poem", written by Thomas Sadler, Whitechurch, 1771.
Mr. Sadler was a devoted student of Burn's, a leading surveyor of the day. The poetic
style, like much of the language of the time, was ornate. The Century Dictionary of 1889
describes "Geodaesia": Formerly, the art of land surveying in general, but now restricted
to that branch of applied mathematics, distinctively called Higher Geodesy which
investigates the figures and areas of large portions of geographical positions and the
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azimuths of directions, the general figure of the earth, and the variations of gravity in
different regions, by means of direct observation and measurement."
Survey the Whole, nor seek slight faults to find,
When Nature moves, and Rapture warms the Mind.
SCIENCE! thou Daughter of the Skies, 'tis thine
To make Perfection in her Beauties shine;
Thy darkest Clues endear the anxious Mind,
When Study labours thy great Worth to find:
In thy rich Stores our lab'ring Thoughts absorb,
Measure the Earth, and each celestial Orb.
Behold yon Gardens, Trees, and shady Bow'rs,
So often chequer'd with delightful Flow'rs;
Behold yon Buildings, high ascending Spires,
Yon Water, Castle, Mountains, stately Tow'rs,
Yon curing Brook, and cool expanding Shade,
Whose winding Course surrounds the fragrant Mead;
All their Dimensions we with Ease impart,
By GEODASIA, and the Rules of Art.
Digression: Alexander Pope (May 21, 1688 - May 30, 1744)
“A little learning is a dangerous thing”
-Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1709
http://poetry.eserver.org/essay-on-criticism.html
Excerpted Verse:
A perfect Judge will read each Work of Wit
With the same Spirit that its Author writ,
Survey the Whole, nor seek slight Faults to find,
Where Nature moves, and Rapture warms the Mind;
Nor lose, for that malignant dull Delight,
The gen'rous Pleasure to be charm'd with Wit.
But in such Lays as neither ebb, nor flow,
Correctly cold, and regularly low,
That shunning Faults, one quiet Tenour keep;
We cannot blame indeed--but we may sleep.
In Wit, as Nature, what affects our Hearts
Is nor th' Exactness of peculiar Parts;
'Tis not a Lip, or Eye, we Beauty call,
But the joint Force and full Result of all.
Thus when we view some well-proportion'd Dome,
The World's just Wonder, and ev'n thine O Rome!)
No single Parts unequally surprize;
All comes united to th' admiring Eyes;
No monstrous Height, or Breadth, or Length appear;
The Whole at once is Bold, and Regular.
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Live
Presentation
Bonus
What About
A Little
Robert Frost?
Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Read Journals online from various sources.
Internet
Search Hints
and eBooks
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806:
Journals and Orderly Book of Lewis and Clark, from River Dubois to Two-Thousand-Mile
Creek: Jan. 30, 1804 - May 5, 1805 (Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/books/reader?id=kvAtAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader
Volume II (Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=16lRmwbjF3sC&printsec=frontcover&output=reader
Project Gutenberg-Online Reader (Read the whole thing here)
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=1470816&pageno=1
Internet Search Hint
For History Nerds
Websites
Various websites make it much easier to read and research the history of the Lewis and
Clark Exhibition.
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Exhibition
http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/
Discovering Lewis & Clark
http://www.lewis-clark.org/
http://www.fortmandan.com/
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the
Corps of Discovery
Ken Burns, PBS Program and Links (DVD)
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
A Few More “Print” Suggestions:
Ambrose, Stephen E. (1996). Undaunted Courage. New
York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Fun for kids, too!
Myers, Laurie. (2002). Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dogs Tale.
New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, LLC.
Eubank, Patti Reeder. (2002). Seaman's Journal: On the
Trail With Lewis and Clark. Nashville, TN: Ideals
Publications.
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Meriwether Lewis: Off the Edge of the Map
Heroes of History Series by Janet and Geoff Benge
Many thanks to authors, Janet and Geoff Benge for granting permission to “reprint” excerpts
from their “Heroes of History” series, Meriwether Lewis: Off the Edge of the Map, published by
Emerald Books, 2001. This educational series is designed for the “Young Adult” reading level,
but it is also very good for busy people who like an easy flow, larger font size and an
entertaining reading experience packed with action and historically accurate, well researched
information and skillful storytelling.
Janet and Geoff’s generosity in sharing their work and insight with us is greatly appreciated.
This book and others in their series can be obtained through the usual online sources like
Amazon.com and will soon be available through their own website,
http://bengebooks.com/heroesofhistorym.html
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809)
Of courage undaunted, possessing a firmness & perseverance of
purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its
direction, careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet
steady in the maintenance of order & discipline, intimate with the
Indian character, customs & principles, habituated to the hunting
life, guarded by exact observation of the vegetables & animals of
his own country, against losing time in the description of objects
already possessed, honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound
understanding and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous that whatever he
should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves, with all
these qualifications as if selected and implanted by nature in one
body, for this express purpose, I could have no hesitation in
confiding the enterprize to him.
-Thomas Jefferson, 1813 (describing Meriwether Lewis)
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for
his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery,
with William Clark, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.
President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.
The Following Pages are Excerpts from
Meriwether Lewis: Off the Edge of the Map
Pages 15 - 29, (15 pages)
and
Lewis and Clark Journals
Pages 30 - 33, Jefferson’s Instructions (4 pages)
Page 34 - 43 Journal Excerpts (10 pages)
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Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location
Robillard, W. G. and Wilson, D. A. (2011). Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location,
Sixth Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
A highlight of this segment will be a live discussion by co-author Walter G. Robillard.
Kim Buchheit will be moderating an interview with Walt.
If you would like to submit questions regarding Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location
to be considered for inclusion in the interview, please email [email protected] on or
before January 27, 2012.
Publisher’s Brief Description:
Professional surveyors and many civil engineers must understand the
laws of boundaries and the evidence necessary for efficient and accurate
boundary determination. This new edition of the preeminent text/reference
on the subject is brought completely up to date, with new material on the
use of technology in surveying and its legal ramifications, the use of
forensic investigative techniques in the discovery of obscured evidence,
new case law examples throughout, and new exhibits help illustrate the
concepts presented.
Andrew Ellicott-Journals and Letters
Internet
Search Hints
and eBook
A brief Biography of Andrew Ellicott (among other notable characters) here:
http://www.surveysinc.com/history/surveyors.html
If the links do not work for any reason, search by title on Google Books.
Andrew Ellicott His Life in Letters (Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/books?id=rpMNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=andrew+ellicott&hl
=en&ei=-1MJTcC3GIaBlAeb38D6AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-previewlink&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQuwUwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Journal of Andrew Ellicott (Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/books?id=T3sFAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=andrew+ellicott&hl
=en&ei=wlQJTbLTJ4SKlwfg5v2mAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-previewlink&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQuwUwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Public Domain Defined
If intellectual property rights are forfeited, if they are not covered or protected by laws or once
intellectual property rights have expired, works are said to be in the Public Domain.
This can be complicated and may get into legal nuances. Here is a good guide for almost every
circumstance that might be encountered.
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/resources/docs/copyrightterm.pdf
Here’s what Google Books says about Public Domain and includes with each download,
It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain. A
public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has
expired. Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. Public domain
books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture and knowledge
that’s often difficult to discover. Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original
volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book’s long journey from the publisher to a
library and finally to you.
Internet
Search Hints
and eBook
If the link does not work for any reason, search by title on Google Books.
Speaking of Public Domain, What About This One?
Puter, Stephen A. D., Stevens, Horace. (1907). Looters Of the Public
Domain. Portland, OR: The Portland Printing House Publishers.
(Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/books?id=gmuEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=looters+of+the+public+dom
ain&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DfvtToX0IMK1twe5oej5CQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Chainbearer, by James Fenimore Cooper (1845)
(Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/books?id=FykRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+chainbearer&hl=en&ei
=n6T2TMiXIYO78gb66MzyBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=on
epage&q&f=false
Part of the “Littlepage trilogy” consisting of Satanstoe (1845),
The Chainbearer (1845), and The Redskins (1846), these books
are a study of the conflict between the landholding and the
“property-less” classes in New York state, in which Cooper
shows himself a traditional defender of the rights of property.
Project Gutenberg-Online Reader
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34916
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Top Picks-Morning Session (Unit A) Continued
Note: Pages 46 - 59 of this handout will apply to both Morning Session (Unit A) and Afternoon
Session (Unit B).
Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura
We owe many thanks to author, Patrick Chura, for granting permission to “reprint” excerpts from
Thoreau the Land Surveyor, published by University Press of Florida, (2010) and for
providing study topics for us to consider.
Dr. Chura’s generosity in sharing his work and insight with us is greatly appreciated. Books will
be available at NJSPLS SurvCon 2012, or they can be obtained in advance as referenced on
pages 3 and 4 of this “digital handout”. Patrick will be happy to sign your book at the
Conference.
Overview
Henry David Thoreau, one of America’s most prominent environmental
writers, supported himself as a land surveyor for much of his life,
parceling land that would be sold off to loggers. In the only study of its
kind, Patrick Chura analyzes this seeming contradiction to show how
the best surveyor in Concord combined civil engineering with civil
disobedience.
Placing Thoreau's surveying in historical context, Thoreau the Land
Surveyor explains the cultural and ideological implications of surveying
work in the mid-nineteenth century. Chura explains the ways that
Thoreau's environmentalist disposition and philosophical convictions
asserted themselves even as he reduced the land to measurable
terms and acted as an agent for bringing it under proprietary control.
He also describes in detail Thoreau's 1846 survey of Walden Pond. By
identifying the origins of Walden in--of all places--surveying data,
Chura re-creates a previously lost supporting manuscript of this
American classic.
Patrick Chura is associate professor of English at the University of Akron and author of Vital Contact:
Downclassing Journeys in American Literature from Herman Melville to Richard Wright.
Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura:
Study Guide and Discussion Topics
“When I observe that there are different ways of surveying, my employer commonly
asks which will give him the most land, not which is the most correct.”
Thoreau, “Life Without Principle”
If you have already read Thoreau the Land Surveyor, or if you have a chance to read the book
prior to our session, you may wish to preview these points for discussion and consider the
questions as you read the book. If you do not have a chance to read the book, pay close
attention to these discussion items in the live presentation.
1. Implications of the Book’s Frontispiece: Take another look at the book’s frontispiece and
caption. What role did land surveying technology play in the writing of Walden? What new or
interesting ways of thinking about the land surveying profession are indicated here?
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2. Important Images: Look at the image on page 130 of Thoreau the Land Surveyor and the
image on pages 36-37, the pond map that Thoreau included in Walden. What does each image
mean separately? What added meaning do they have when looked at side-by-side or
considered together?
3. Thoreau and the Environment: Describe the role Thoreau played in environmental change.
How does this affect your view of him as nature writer, environmentalist, and author of the line,
“In wildness is the preservation of the world”? How is it possible to love the land while lotting it
off?
4. Professional and Amateur: Focus on and analyze Thoreau’s incarnations as both
“professional” and “amateur” land surveyor. What are the best examples of each type of work,
and the real difference between the two.
5. “Serving Admetus”: Give some reactions to Thoreau’s thoughts about paid surveying work
as outlined in Chapter Five, “Serving Admetus.” What are the positives and negatives of
surveying work for Thoreau? Can you identify with any of his opinions? How does viewing
Thoreau’s life through the lens of surveying increase his contemporary relevance?
6. Twenty feet, six and a half inches: This refers to Thoreau’s measurement of the vertical
distance from the surface of the pond to the Fitchburg Railroad tracks (described in Chapter
Six): Why do you think Thoreau bothered to take this measurement? Why was it interesting to
him? What does it reveal? How does this number increase Thoreau’s relevance to the present
day?
7. The Concord Surveyor and the Kansas Surveyor: What does Chapter 7 add to an
understanding of John Brown? of Thoreau? of the historically important relationship between the
two men? of our understanding of politics in the 1850s and the place of surveying work in 1850s
society?
8. Combining Civil Engineering with Civil Disobedience: The claim that Thoreau managed
to unite these concepts is made in the last sentence of Chapter One. Evaluate this claim.
9. Comparisons/Contrasts: How does Thoreau compare with other famous surveyors?
(Washington, Lincoln, John Brown, etc.) What is unique about Thoreau as surveyor?
10. Overall: Why is the story of Thoreau’s surveying important to the profession? Do you agree
with the reviewer who called the book, “thought-provoking long after you have laid it down”?
Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura:
10 Significant Terms and Issues
1. The U.S. Coast Survey: Its importance to the country, its influence on Thoreau.
2. Finding the Direction of the Pole Star on Feb. 7, 1851: Science, Surveying, Philosophy, or
all Three?
3. The Chainbearer by James Fenimore Cooper: A “Surveying Romance” with Political
Implications.
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4. Thoreau’s 1851 ‘Perambulation’ for the Town of Concord: What Happened and What
Does it Show about the Surveyor/Client Relationship?
5. The Concord River Flowage Controversy: A Classic Legal Case Pitting CommercialIndustrial Power Against Agrarian Traditions. Still Relevant?
6. The Concord River Survey: Why was this Data Excised from Thoreau’s Journal When It
Was Originally Published in 1906? Significance?
7. The Meaning of Surveying in Kansas: Why Did John Brown Take His Surveying
Instruments There and How Did Surveying Help Him Once There?
8. The Parabola: Why did Thoreau Choose This Figure as His “Course” Late in Life?
9. The Stone Post in Thoreau’s Front Yard to the Depot Door: Is Thoreau’s “True North”
Comparable to Modern GPS?
10. “Wood Lots, When Cut”: A Table of Data Kept in Thoreau’s “Field Notes of Surveys” that
Eventually Became the Lecture “The Succession of Forest Trees.” Significance?
Thoreau Resource Links:
Magazine Articles about Thoreau the Land Surveyor
(Professional Surveyor Magazine and Point of Beginning)
http://www.pobonline.com/Articles/Features/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000873766
Review of Thoreau the Land Surveyor
http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers/2010/12/08/review-4/
See Thoreau’s Surveys
http://www.concordlibrary.org/scollect/Thoreau_surveys/Thoreau_surveys.htm
An amazing resource. Don’t miss this link.
The Thoreau Society
http://www.thoreausociety.org/
Concord Museum, Thoreau Collection
http://www.concordmuseum.org/explore/thoreau_collection.html
The Following Pages are Excerpts from
Pages 49 - 59, (11 pages)
Chura, Patrick. (2010). Thoreau the Land Surveyor. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
Outcome Measures:
There will be a test at the end of the morning session (Unit A).
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Top Picks-Afternoon Session (Unit B)
Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura (Continued)
Refer to previous section (pages 46 – 59) of this handout.
Suggested Reading: Major Boundaries
State Boundaries
Stein Mark. (2008). How The States Got Their Shapes. New York, NY:
Harper Collins Publishers.
Get a flavor for this book by reading an excerpt regarding
Maryland (available by this link to Amazon.com):
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/harpergms/States-Shapes-MD.pdf
Trinklein, Michael J. (2010). Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma,
Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It. San
Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Everyone knows the fifty nifty united states—but what about the hundreds of other statehood
proposals that never came to pass? Lost States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams as
West Florida, Texlahoma, Montezuma, Rough and Ready, and Yazoo. Some of these states
came remarkably close to joining the Union. Others never had a chance. Many are still trying.
Consider:
Frontier legend Daniel Boone once proposed a state of Transylvania in the Appalachian
wilderness (his plan was resurrected a few years later with the new name of Kentucky).
Residents of bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey
neighbors and form the fifty-first state.
The Gold Rush territory of Nataqua could have
made a fine state—but since no women were
willing to live there, the settlers gave up and
joined California.
Each story offers a fascinating glimpse at the
nation we might have become—along with plenty
of absurd characters, bureaucratic red tape, and
political gamesmanship. Accompanying these
tales are beautifully rendered maps detailing the
proposed state boundaries, plus images of reallife artifacts and ephemera. Welcome to the
world of Lost States!
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Points of Interest
Stewart, George R. (1945). Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the
Unites States. New York, NY: The New York Review of Books.
George R. Stewart’s classic study of place-naming in the United States
was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the
nation’s peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land
remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewart’s intimate
knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and
delightful window on American history and social life.
Names on the Land is a fascinating and fantastically detailed panorama
of language in action. Stewart opens with the first European names in
what would later be the United States—Ponce de León’s flowery Florída,
Cortés’s semi-mythical isle of California, and the red Rio Colorado—
before going on to explore New England, New Amsterdam, and New
Sweden, the French and the Russian legacies, and the unlikely
contributions of everybody from border ruffians to Boston Brahmins.
These lively pages examine where and why Indian names were likely to
be retained; nineteenth-century fads that gave rise to dozens of Troys
and Athens and to suburban Parksides, Brookmonts, and Woodcrest
Manors; and deep and enduring mysteries such as why “Arkansas” is
Arkansaw, except of course when it isn’t.
Names on the Land will engage anyone who has ever wondered at the curious names scattered
across the American map. Stewart’s answer is always a story—one of the countless stories that
lie behind the rich and strange diversity of the USA.
Linklater, Andro. (2002). Measuring America: How the United States Was Shaped by the
Greatest Land Sale in History. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Danson, Edwin. (2001). Drawing The Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous
Border in America. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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The Land Adventures of
George Washington
(Rare)
Rushing, Rhonda. (2006). Lasting Impressions: A Glimpse into the Legacy of Surveying.
Madison, WI: Bernsten International, Inc.
Not just a “coffee table” book: the stories of interesting surveys, historical places and
amazing people come to life in this beautifully documented and lovely book. I am
pleased to have this book in my personal library.
-Kimberly A. Buchheit, PSM
A preview of Lasting Impressions is available here: http://www.berntsen.com/GoShopping/Surveying/Collectibles/Books/ctl/ViewProduct/mid/612/itemID/1566
The Fairfax Line
Lewis, Thomas. (1925) The Fairfax Line: Thomas Lewis's Journal of 1746. The Henkel Press.
(Note: This is very hard to find)
Fortunately documentation of George Washington’s efforts are well preserved.
See Article in Engineering News, Volume 71, No. 8, February 19, 1914, Page 394, “Retracing
Some of George Washington’s Surveys: Washington as Surveyor General”.
(Free Google ebook)
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=5toRAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader
Jillson, Willard Rouse. (1934). The land adventures of George Washington. Louisville, KY:
Standard Printing Co.
(Note: This is Very hard to find)
Washington, George. (1947-8). Journal of My Journey Over the Mountains.
(Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=DN0yAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader
The Ink is Still Wet…
Hephaestus Books. (September 2011). Boundaries Of US States, including: 49th Parallel
North, International Border States, List Of River Borders Of US States, Tri-state Area,
Territorial Evolution Of The United States, Fairfax Line.
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Publishers Brief Description:
Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to
be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated
from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus
Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is
being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing
of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Boundaries of U.S.
states.
A Classic Government Publication
White, C. Albert. (1991). A History of the Rectangular Survey System.
U.S. Government Printing Office.
http://www.blm.gov/or/gis/geoscience/geosciencespublications.php
A definitive look at the history of surveying in the United States, from
the most famous surveyor, Thomas Jefferson, to present day. Albert
White paints a picture of the difficulties encountered by the pioneers of
the modern-day rectangular survey system, as well as an insight to
reconstructing those old surveys today. This book is available in
hardbound edition from the OSO Land Office, 503-808-6001, located
on the first floor of the Robert Duncan Plaza building at 333 SW 1st
Avenue, Portland, OR.
Notable Surveyors
http://www.surveysinc.com/history/surveyors.html
Note the interconnections…
Benjamin Banneker
Cerami, Charles. (2002). Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer,
Publisher, Patriot. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Online Resource: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Benjamin_Banneker
Abraham Lincoln
Baber, Adin. (1968). Abraham Lincoln with Compass and Chain.
Available as Reprinted by the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association, Annotated and
Updated by Robert E. Church, Executive Director
Online Resource: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
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Daniel Boone
Study Guide Activity:
Read the section of this online article about Daniel Boone from the Discovering Lewis and Clark
website, The Corps, Hunters and Hunting, The American Way.
http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=3002
Read this brief article about Daniel Boone.
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/boone.html
Be prepared to discuss this legendary figure and his bad luck with land deals.
An Authentic Daniel Boone Survey?
http://blog.americanheritage1.com/blog/bid/56380/DANIEL-BOONE-1787-KENTUCKY-LANDSURVEY-IS-FINALLY-LOCATED
Surveyor Statesmen
Hughes, Sarah S. (1979). Surveyors & Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia.
Richmond, Va.: Virginia Surveyors Foundation.
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More Fun
Van Valkenburgh, Norman J. (1992). Murder in the Catskills. Fleischmanns, NY:
Purple Mountain Press, Ltd.
Traver, Robert. (1965). Laughing Whitefish. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book
Company.
Laughing Whitefish is an engrossing trail drama of ethnic hostility and the legal
defense of Indian treaties. Young Lawyer William (Willy) Poe puts out a shingle in
Marquette, Michigan, in 1873, hoping to meet a woman who will take him
seriously. His first client, the alluring Charlotte Kawbawgam, known as Laughing
Whitefish, offers an enticing challenge - a compelling case of injustice at the
hands of powerful mining interests. Years earlier, Charlotte's father led the
Jackson Mining Company to a lucrative iron ore strike, and he was then granted a
small share in the mine, which the new owners refuse to honor. Willy is now
Charlotte's sole recourse for justice. Laughing Whitefish is a gripping account of
barriers between Indian people and their legal rights. These poignant conflicts are
delicately wrought by the pre-eminent master of the trial thriller, the best-selling
author of Anatomy of a Murder. This new edition includes a foreword by Matthew
L.M. Fletcher, Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State
University, that contextualizes the novel and actual decisions of the Michigan
Supreme Court ruling in favor of Charlotte.
Whitaker, Robert. (2004). The Mapmaker’s Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in
the Amazon
The year is 1735. A decade-long expedition to South America is launched by a
team of French scientists racing to measure the circumference of the earth and to
reveal the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery and
knowledge. From this extraordinary journey arose an unlikely love between one
scientist and a beautiful Peruvian noblewoman. Victims of a tangled web of
international politics, Jean Godin and Isabel Gramesón’s destiny would ultimately
unfold in the Amazon’s unforgiving jungles, and it would be Isabel’s quest to
reunite with Jean after a calamitous twenty-year separation that would capture the
imagination of all of eighteenth-century Europe. A remarkable testament to human endurance,
female resourcefulness, and enduring love, Isabel Gramesón’s survival remains unprecedented
in the annals of Amazon exploration.
Management and Leadership
Abrashoff, D. Michael Captain.
(2002). It’s Your Ship.
Business Plus.
(2004). Get Your Ship
Together. Portfolio
Hardcover.
(2008). It’s Our Ship. Business Plus.
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Expeditions of John Wesley Powell
Internet
Search Hints
and eBooks
If the links do not work for any reason,
search by title on Google Books.
First Through the Canyon
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=Vux5AAAAMAAJ&printse
c=frontcover&output=reader
A Canyon Voyage
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=9dm3tKGOMxEC&prints
ec=frontcover&output=reader
Powell Background
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merwin/jwpowell.htm
What does “The Garden of Zuñi” have to do with anything?
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The River of Doubt:
Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
Millard, Candice. (2005). The River of Doubt.
Doubleday.
Summary (from Amazon.com):
The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted
tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one
of the most treacherous jungles in the world.
Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its
shadows; piranhas glide through its waters;
boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling
cauldron.
After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the
most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an
unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son
Kermit and Brazil’s most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon,
Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to
believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere
forever.
Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of
hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids,
and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within
their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of
suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a
powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most
famous Americans who ever lived.
New York Times Book Review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/books/review/16barcott.html?pagewanted=all
The first had Account:
Roosevelt, Theodore. (1914). Through the Brazilian Wilderness. New York, NY: Charles
Scribner’s Sons.
(Free Google eBook)
http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=lWwCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=read
er
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Clark on Surveying and Boundaries
Robillard, W. G. and Bouman, Lane J. (1998). Clark on Surveying and Boundaries, Seventh
Edition. Charlottesville, Va.: LEXIS Law Pub.
A highlight of this segment will be a live discussion by co-author Walter G. Robillard.
Kim Buchheit will be moderating an interview with Walt.
If you would like to submit questions regarding Clark on Surveying and Boundaries to be
considered for inclusion in the interview, please email [email protected] on or
before January 27, 2012.
Publisher’s Brief Description
Since 1922, generations of lawyers and surveyors have worked out the
legal pitfalls of retracing original surveys and reestablishing lost and
obliterated corners using the late Frank Emerson Clark's classic work A
Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries. The Seventh Edition
of Clark on Surveying and Boundaries maintains the proven, easy-touse format of earlier editions while digesting the latest case law,
regulations, and statutes. Cited in decision after decision, Clark on
Surveying and Boundaries is recognized by surveyors and lawyers as
the authoritative reference on surveying and subdividing public lands.
The treatise is kept up to date with an annual pocket part supplement.
Outcome Measures:
There will be a test at the end of the afternoon session (Unit B).
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