| Main Title |
The nature of New York : an environmental history of the Empire State / |
| Author |
Stradling, David.
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| Publisher |
Cornell University Press, |
| Year Published |
2010 |
| OCLC Number |
544474578 |
| ISBN |
9780801445101 (cloth : alk. paper); 0801445108 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Human ecology--New York (State)--History ;
New York (State)--Environmental conditions ;
Environmentalism--New York (State)--History
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
Status |
| EIAM |
GF504.N7S77 2010 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
04/04/2011 |
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| Collation |
xi, 277 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
| Place Published |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2010 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2010006559 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20110328142313 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02063cam 22003974a 45020 |
