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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462467003321

Autore

Dunwell Frances F.

Titolo

Hudson : America's river / / Frances F. Dunwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

0-231-50996-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (932 p.)

Disciplina

974.7/3

Soggetti

Human ecology - New York (State) - Hudson Highlands

Public opinion - United States

Electronic books.

Hudson Highlands (N.Y.) History

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) History

Hudson Highlands (N.Y.) Environmental conditions

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Environmental conditions

Hudson Highlands (N.Y.) History Sources

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) History Sources

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Kennedy, Robert F. -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- 1. World's End, World Trade, World River -- 2 The River That Unites, the River That Divides -- 3. America's River of Empire -- 4. First Stop on the American Tour -- 5. America's First Artists and Writers -- 6. The Industrialized River -- 7. Going up the River for Health and Fun -- 8. Design with Nature -- 9. Gateway to America, Escape Route to Canada -- 10. Millionaires' Row -- 11. A Forest to Protect a Commercial River -- 12. An Interstate Park for the Palisades and the Highlands and a New Progressive Vision -- 13. Over, Under, Across, and Through -- 14. Surviving the Depression, Connecting with Nature -- 15. The 1960s -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Frances F. Dunwell presents a rich portrait of the Hudson and of the



visionary people whose deep relationship with the river inspires changes in American history and culture. Lavishly illustrated with color plates of Hudson River School paintings, period engravings, and glass plate photography, The Hudson captures the spirit of the river through the eyes of its many admirers. It shows the crucial role of the Hudson in the shaping of Manhattan, the rise of the Empire State, and the trajectory of world trade and global politics, as well as the river's influence on art and architecture, engineering, and conservation.