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

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

MSS Fall 2012 Ocean City, Maryland

INSTRUCTOR-LED/CLASSROOM PRESENTATION Walter G. Robillard and Kimberly A. Buchheit Saturday, October 6, 2012, 1 PM – 5 PM

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 License #67, Provider #0004570 Florida Course #8107, 4 Credits (General) Maryland 4 A-Level CPC

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 modern- day “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 sharing more tidbits of information with you during the “live” session.

Thank you- Walt Robillard and Kim Buchheit

This “digital handout” (.pdf file) has been made available exclusively through MSS.

This material is intended for MSS Fall 2012 attendees in support of continuing education endeavors.

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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Brief Course Description:

Walter Robillard, author of numerous Land Surveying and Legal texts will be teaming up with 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.

Highlights:

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 and Clark on Surveying and Boundaries (with co-author Walter Robillard).

An introduction of Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura.

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.

Florida Continuing Educations Credits:

This workshop is approved 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 #.

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Walter Robillard will have a few 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

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). http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=741

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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, Live That shunning Faults, one quiet Tenour keep; We cannot blame indeed--but we may sleep. Presentation In Wit, as Nature, what affects our Hearts Bonus Is nor th' Exactness of peculiar Parts; What About 'Tis not a Lip, or Eye, we Beauty call, A Little But the joint Force and full Result of all. Robert Frost? 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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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 a brief 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 September 14, 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-preview- link&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-preview- link&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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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 may be obtained here http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=CHURA001

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.

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 Commercial- Industrial 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.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=70786 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 Thoreau the Land Surveyor

Pages 49 - 59, (11 pages)

Chura, Patrick. (2010). Thoreau the Land Surveyor. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

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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/harper- gms/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.

Publisher’s Brief Description:

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 real- life artifacts and ephemera. Welcome to the world of Lost States!

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.

Publisher’s Brief Description:

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.

The Land Adventures of George Washington (Rare)

Rushing, Rhonda. (2006). Lasting Impressions: A Glimpse into the Legacy of Surveying. Madison, WI: Berntsen 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

For a preview, click here: Lasting Impressions

Book is available here: http://www.berntsen.com/Go- Shopping/Surveying/Collectibles/Books/ctl/ViewProduct/mid/612/itemID/881

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.

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

Publisher’s Brief Description: 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 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-LAND- SURVEY-IS-FINALLY-LOCATED

Surveyor Statesmen

Hughes, Sarah S. (1979). Surveyors & Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Surveyors Foundation.

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.

Publisher’s Brief Description:

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

Publisher’s Brief Description:

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.

Abrashoff, D. Michael Captain. (2004). Get Your Ship Together. Portfolio Hardcover.

Abrashoff, D. Michael Captain. (2008). It’s Our Ship. Business Plus.

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?

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 hand 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

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 a brief 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 September 14, 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-to- use 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 verbal test.