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| Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks (Regional) | 
| Author: Philip G. Terrie
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 229768
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 257
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0815609043
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.75
EAN: 9780815609049
ASIN: 0815609043
Publication Date: July 2008
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Condition: shrink wrapped copy
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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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 Decent Introduction October 2, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This wasn't the most exciting history book I've ever read but it was an informative and concise history of the region. The region known as the Adirondacks is a huge tract of wilderness in northern New York that, as Terrie describes it, is "an unintended mix of private land, villages, and state-owned wilderness." In the opinion of this lifelong frequenter of "The Dacks," it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Terrie thoroughly explains the conflicting intentions for the region that have plagued it since it was first explored and settled in the 18th century. The conflict was between those who recognized it's unique natural beauty and wanted to preserve it as such, and those who saw it as just another land to be exploited for it's natural resources. More recently, the struggle continues as everyday residents of the region battle the bureaucratic Adirondack Park Agency for the right to grow economically, something which has been consistently denied to them, due to the stringent restrictions on any kind of development. Originally published in 1997, it is a bit dated, but for any fellow Adirondack lovers, I would say it's definitely worth checking out.
outstanding November 28, 2000
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is truly fine work. The relatively new genre of environmental history has produced the usual amount of academic turgidity, but many of these young historyians clearly love the land that they write abot, and have the skills to make discussions of the history of human interacton with natural systems into literature. If you enjoy Terrie, you should also pick up Bullough's Pond by Diana Muir.
This book examines the complexity of Adirondack History August 31, 1999
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book introduces concepts and ideas that you will have thought of before, but never had actually examined in real images and arguements.Has some great historical facts and stories. Tells New Yorkers about what has happened in their state.
This book is much better than Schneider's. March 3, 1999
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have always loved the Adirondacks, but after reading this astonishingly well-written book I have a new appreciation for this remarkable region. If you're a fellow Adirondacks-lover I HIGHLY recommend this book. Also, if you have time to read only one history of the Adirondacks, then this is the one to read.
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