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The nature of New York : an environmental history of the Empire State
- Title
- The nature of New York : an environmental history of the Empire State / David Stradling.
- Author
- Stradling, David.
- Publication
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 277 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- This comes of settling a country : European colonization and the market's arrival -- This wilderness becomes a fertile plain : engineering the Empire State -- We are still in Eden : romanticism, tourism, and the power of culture -- Tainted and unwholesome atmospheres : urban environments, government, and reform -- A sound conservation program : Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and the power of individuals -- Tracing man's progress in making the planet uninhabitable : environmental interest groups and postwar threats -- We live in this filth : the urban crisis, environmental justice, and threats from beyond -- Epilogue : finding places in history.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-3956
- ISBN
- 9780801445101 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0801445108 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2010006559
- OCLC
- 544474578
- Author
- Stradling, David.
- Title
- The nature of New York : an environmental history of the Empire State / David Stradling.
- Imprint
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-3956