Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks (Adirondack Museum Books) - Hardcover

Terrie, Phillip G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815604459 ISBN 13: 9780815604457

Verlag: Syracuse University Press, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Contested Terrain explores the competing understandings of how best to manage this spectacular natural resource. Terrie introduces the key players and events that have shaped the region and its use, from early settlers and loggers to preservationists, year-round residents, and developers. This new edition includes a comprehensive account of the Pataki years, an era of stunning conservation triumphs combined with unprecedented pressures on the region’s ecological integrity.

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Rich with illustrations from the collection of the Adirondack Museum, Contested Terrain is a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Adirondacks. In it, Philip G. Terrie explores the conflict that has been debated in this region for centuries: is the Adirondack country a place to be exploited for its natural resources or is it an area to be preserved for its natural beauty and open spaces? Terrie introduces the key players who have shaped the region and its use, from the early settlers, guides, loggers, and genteel nineteenth-century sportsmen to the current year-round residents, wealthy downstate landholders, preservationists, and developers. And the debate continues today. The diversity within the Adirondack Park - from downtown Lake George to the remotest corner of the West Canada Lakes Wilderness Area - emphasizes the need for a lucid, humane, and environmentally sensitive agenda for the future of the Adirondacks.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Syracuse University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0815604459
• ISBN 13: 9780815604457
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 225
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• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar