On 2007-10-02 P.K. Ryan, Albany, NY USA wrote: 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.. And summed up by saying Decent Introduction. Currently Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks has an overall rating of 10 over 10.
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Syracuse University Press claimed This work shows how expectations about land use, combined with interactions with nature have defined the Adirondacks. Outlining the disputes for the control of the land, the author introduces the key players from the residents, landholders, to preservationists and developers.
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