Contested terrain : a new history of nature and people in the Adirondacks / Philip G. Terrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terrie, Philip G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural.

History.

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--History.

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.).

Land use, Rural--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains--History.

New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. : Adirondack Museum ; Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Contested Terrain explores the competing understandings of how best to appreciate and 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.

Contents:

1 "A Broken Unpracticable Tract" 3

2 "Long Lake Was a Hard Place to Live" 20

3 "The Freedom of the Wilderness" 44

4 "The Genius of Change Has Possession of the Land" 61

5 "One Grand, Unbroken Domain" 83

6 "The Havoc of the Years" 106

7 "The Roads Are Filled with Interest" 134

8 "A Crisis Looms" 159

9 "It's No Damn Park" 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.

ISBN:

9780815609049

0815609043

OCLC:

213080539