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Battles of the North Country - Wilderness Politics and Recreational Development in the Adirondack State Park, 1920-1980 (Paperback)
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Battles of the North Country - Wilderness Politics and Recreational Development in the Adirondack State Park, 1920-1980 (Paperback)
Series: Environmental History of the Northeast
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The Adirondack region is trapped in a cycle of conflict. Nature
lovers advocate for the preservation of wilderness, while sports
enthusiasts demand infrastructure for recreation. Local residents
seek economic opportunities, while environmentalists fight
industrial or real estate growth. These clashes have played out
over the course of the twentieth century and continue into the
twenty-first. Through a series of case studies, historian Jonathan
D. Anzalone highlights the role of public and private interests in
the region and shows how partnerships frayed and realigned in the
course of several key developments: the rise of camping in the
1920s and 1930s; the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics; the construction of
a highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain; the postwar rise of
downhill skiing; the completion of I-87 and the resulting demand
for second homes; and the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Battles of the
North Country reveals how class, economic self-interest, state
power, and a wide range of environmental concerns have shaped
modern politics in the Adirondacks and beyond.
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