Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks (Adirondack Museum Books) - Hardcover
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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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The finest general Adirondack history yet written, the book to which all subsequent accounts will have to refer. - New York Review of Books ""A masterpiece of historical research, a benchmark publication in regional American environmental history."" - Midwest Book Review
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Introduces the history of the region and explores conflicts between recreational use and resource exploitation, discussing the interests of key players including early settlers, 19th-century sportsmen, current year-round residents, preservationists, and developers. Includes b&w photos. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland
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CONTESTED TERRAIN:A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks
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Peter E. Randall Publisher, Syracuse, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0815604459
ISBN 13: 9780815604457
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photo - Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. GFreen cloth binding with silver colored print on spine.Tight, sound and unmarked. 233 pages including index.Dust jacket has light shelfwear. In mylar and no price present. Seller Inventory # 016368
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Contested Terrain: A New HIstory of Nature and People in the Adirondacks
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The Adirondack Museum / Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, 1997
ISBN 10: 0815604459
ISBN 13: 9780815604457
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Hard Cover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Octavo. Very dark forest green boards and spine with shiny silver foil lettering on the spine. Book has a very slight bumping at the head and tail of the spine with a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the front corner of the tail. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Short previous owner's gift inscription on the lower edge of the half title page. Pages are otherwise all clean, white, and crisp. 223 pages. Maps, photographs, illustrations, etc. throughout. Dust Jacket - has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the extreme tip of the upper front outside corner - jacket is otherwise all clean, bright, and sharp. Seller Inventory # 007357
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Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks
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Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks
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Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0815604459
ISBN 13: 9780815604457
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 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. Illustrated. Notes. Bibliography. Stated First Edition. First printing with full number line. Brand new hardcover in a brand new, mylar covered, dust jacket. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale, NOT stock photos. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly. Seller Inventory # 002112