| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
304 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index. |
| Summary |
This is a description of the Hudson in its colorful aspects and phases from wilderness days to the present. The author describes the Hudson's pollution and its disastrouseffects, and strikes out against modern industrial carelessness in general, and in particular against Con Ed's proposed nuclear plant on the river's shores. |
| Contents |
The river -- Origin and discovery -- The hand of man -- The Adirondack headquarters -- Carp, dragonflies, and the Albany pool -- The mid-Hudson -- The highlands -- Power, power everywhere -- Ace and Verplanck -- Haverstraw Bay and Senasqua Beach -- The Tappan Zee -- The Hudson and the harbor -- The Hudson canyon -- The future of the river. |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
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Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
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| Added Author |
Fitzgerald Rivers of America Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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| ISBN |
0393053792 |
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9780393053791 |
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