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RECORD NUMBER: 1793 OF 1952Main Title | This fine piece of water : an environmental history of Long Island Sound / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Andersen, Tom, | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Yale University Press, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 48376008 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0300082509 (hc : alk. paper); 9780300082500 (hc : alk. paper); 0300102879; 9780300102871 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Marine pollution--Long Island Sound (NY and Conn)--History ; Long Island Sound (NY and Conn)--Environmental conditions--History | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xv, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index. |
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Contents Notes | The birth of the Sound -- Early residents -- Adriaen Block and the first explorers -- The American Mediterranean -- The Industrial Age -- Ostering -- Sprawling suburbs -- Strangling the Sound -- The brink of disaster -- Sewage -- The cleanup -- The new Sound. "Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades - and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin."--Jacket. |