The Raritan River : Rutgers University Press : 9780813565415 : 0813565413 : 01 Jan 2015 :  On the banks of the old Raritan, environmental expert Judy Shaw gives readers a tour of the remarkable river, a major waterway 90 miles long, with 2,000 miles of tributary streams and brooks that twists and turns from its source in Morris County, down to the Raritan Bay. It is the longest river that is completely within New Jersey, includes the state&;s largest contiguous stretch of wildlife habitat, and runs through one of the most populated areas of the United States. The Raritan River shows New Jersey for what it is&;home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of an amazing region where protected environments coexist with land left in ruins by rampant industrialization and where the reckless pursuit of commerce scarred the lands along its banks. Shaw argues that as we work to protect this historically wooded and agricultural land f