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OverviewIn Embattled River, David Schuyler describes the efforts to reverse the pollution and bleak future of the Hudson River that became evident in the 1950s. Through his investigative narrative, Schuyler uncovers the critical role of this iconic American waterway in the emergence of modern environmentalism in the United States. Writing fifty-five years after Consolidated Edison announced plans to construct a pumped storage power plant at Storm King Mountain, Schuyler recounts how a loose coalition of activists took on corporate capitalism and defended the river. As Schuyler shows, the environmental victories on the Hudson had broad impact. In the state at the heart of the story, the immediate result was the creation in 1970 of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to monitor, investigate, and litigate cases of pollution. At the national level, the environmental ferment in the Hudson Valley that Schuyler so richly describes contributed directly to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, and the creation of the Superfund in 1980 to fund the cleanup of toxic-dumping sites. With these legal and regulatory means, the contest between environmental advocates and corporate power has continued well into the twenty-first century. Indeed, as Embattled River shows, the past is prologue. The struggle to control the uses and maintain the ecological health of the Hudson River persists and the stories of the pioneering advocates told by Schuyler provide lessons, reminders, and inspiration for today's activists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David SchuylerPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781501718052ISBN 10: 1501718053 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 15 May 2018 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Battle over Storm King 2. Politics and the River 3. Pete Seeger and the Clearwater 4. The Fishermen and the Riverkeeper 5. The Continuing Battle against Power Plants 6. Scenic Hudson's Expanding Mission 7. Linking Landscapes and Promoting History 8. A Poisoned River 9. A River Still Worth Fighting ForReviewsWith meticulous research and a clear narrative style, David Schuyler has brought to life the decades-long battle between the industries, farms, and municipalities that used the Hudson as an open sewer and the groups of determined citizens who fought to restore the river's diverse ecology. Embattled River is environmental history at its best. --Tom Lewis, author of The Hudson: A History Embattled River captures the moment in time when the modern environmental movement found its voice on America's first river--the mighty Hudson. David Schuyler skillfully links the green movement's early achievements and its present-day strategies, reminding us that science and civic action are still our best hopes for a sustainable future. --Paul Gallay, Hudson Riverkeeper David Schuyler has written a fluent, comprehensive account of the people's unremitting fifty-year defense of a spectacular natural and cultural treasure. It has been the nonprofit and volunteer citizen organizations that are the heroes in this inspiring story, told here with a scholar's thoroughness nicely accented with a citizen's quiet outrage. While the battle to protect the Hudson may never be conclusively won, Embattled River provides the reader with a source of hope and an abiding gratitude to the defenders. --J. Winthrop Aldrich, former New York State Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation For more than fifty years, the Hudson River has been a key front in the fight to protect and restore our environment, and David Schuyler brings to life the river's many defenders, from folksinger Pete Seeger to the blue-collar members of the Fishermen's Association. More than ever, we need the kind of long-haul activism that Embattled River portrays so well. --Adam Rome, author of The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation Places the Hudson at the center of the larger movement to preserve what is left of America the beautiful.... Packed with details about the river's recent environmental history. * Lancaster Online * Embattled River fills a historiographical niche by bringing the Hudson Valley's regional history of environmentalist action up to the present. Overall, Schuyler's writing is both clear and accessible, and the relatively short chapter lengths make Embattled River a pleasure to read. * Environmental History * Anyone interested in the Hudson River Valley-even those who think themselves well-versed in these topics-will find something of value in this well-researched and nicely written book. Perhaps most valuable is Schuyler's reminder that rivers have the potential to bind together disparate places and diverse individuals in powerful environmental coalitions. * The Hudson River Valley Review * Exhaustively researched.... A serious storyteller who plays by the stringent rules of the historian, Schuyler expertly weaves his many strands into a 360-degree view. * Hudson Valley One * Author InformationDavid Schuyler is Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor of the Humanities and American Studies, Franklin & Marshall College. Schuyler is author of numerous books, including the award-winning Sanctified Landscape. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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