From the Mountains to the Sea
Protecting Nature in Postwar New Hampshire
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2020
University of Massachusetts Press (Verlag)
978-1-62534-501-1 (ISBN)
University of Massachusetts Press (Verlag)
978-1-62534-501-1 (ISBN)
Explores how history, memory, and tradition created a strong sense of place in New Hampshire that led citizen activists to protect Franconia Notch, Sandwich Notch, and the town of Durham on New Hampshire's seacoast from development in the last half of the twentieth century.
In the face of increasing pressures from business and government in the decades following World War II, New Hampshire residents banded together to preserve their most prized natural areas and defining geological features. From the Mountains to the Sea explores how history, memory, and tradition created a strong sense of place in the state that led citizen activists to protect Franconia Notch, Sandwich Notch, and the town of Durham on New Hampshire's seacoast from development in the last half of the twentieth century. These efforts led to the construction of a parkway instead of an interstate highway, prevented the building of an oil refinery, and saved Sandwich Notch from becoming a vacation community.Shaped by New Hampshire's unique conservation focus on both resource use and preservation that developed during the first years of the twentieth century, as well as on the tradition of home rule in the state, the outcome of each campaign relied on the insight into, appreciation for, and dedication to protecting the historic and aesthetic values of these three places.
In the face of increasing pressures from business and government in the decades following World War II, New Hampshire residents banded together to preserve their most prized natural areas and defining geological features. From the Mountains to the Sea explores how history, memory, and tradition created a strong sense of place in the state that led citizen activists to protect Franconia Notch, Sandwich Notch, and the town of Durham on New Hampshire's seacoast from development in the last half of the twentieth century. These efforts led to the construction of a parkway instead of an interstate highway, prevented the building of an oil refinery, and saved Sandwich Notch from becoming a vacation community.Shaped by New Hampshire's unique conservation focus on both resource use and preservation that developed during the first years of the twentieth century, as well as on the tradition of home rule in the state, the outcome of each campaign relied on the insight into, appreciation for, and dedication to protecting the historic and aesthetic values of these three places.
Kimberly A. Jarvis is professor of history at Doane University and author of Franconia Notch and the Women Who Saved It.
Introduction: From the Mountains to the Sea: Protecting Nature in Post-War New Hampshire
Chapter 1: Franconia NotChapter Revisited: Progress, Conservation and Cooperation
Chapter 2: Building a Highway Through Franconia NotChapter
Chapter 3: SandwiChapter Notch: Nature and ""Old New England""
Chapter 4: Saving the Last Notch: SandwiChapter Notch, ""A wild and lovely place""
Chapter 5. Saving Durham: Fighting a Refinery and Protecting Home Rule Conclusion: New Hampshire's Tradition of Conservation and Citizen Activism
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.08.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Environmental History of the Northeast |
| Zusatzinfo | 6 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Massachusetts |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 320 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62534-501-1 / 1625345011 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62534-501-1 / 9781625345011 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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