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Autore: | Dunwell Frances F. |
Titolo: | Hudson : America's river / / Frances F. Dunwell |
Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2008 |
©2008 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (932 p.) |
Disciplina: | 974.7/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Human ecology - New York (State) - Hudson Highlands |
Public opinion - United States | |
Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Hudson |
ISBN: | 0-231-50996-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910462467003321 |
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