Historic Takings in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Recreation and Remains

The author examines the many takings of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to consider the contested legal and personal meanings and valuations of property, place, and memory. The book suggests personal and systemic approaches to reframe place and reconcile public development with personal and community loss.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Property and Place in the United States: Seeing the Delaware Water Gap
Chapter 2: American Conservation and Preservation and the Tocks Island Dam
Chapter 3: Initial Inhabitants and Takings
Chapter 4: Settler Development in the Upper Minisink
Chapter 5: More Takings
Chapter 6: The Park and Surrounding Communities Today

About the author

By David Fazzino

Summary

The author examines the many takings of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to consider the contested legal and personal meanings and valuations of property, place, and memory. The book suggests personal and systemic approaches to reframe place and reconcile public development with personal and community loss.

Product details

• Authors: David Fazzino
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781793627391
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-739-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social & cultural anthropology, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas