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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bernard C. MelewskiPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: Excelsior Editions Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438486697ISBN 10: 1438486693 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 01 February 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Land Campaign 2. The Bowler Boys 3. New York's Big Secret 4. The Canal Canary Sings 5. The Prison in the Park 6. Mary-Arthur and Me 7. Well, I'll Be Damned 8. Timber Rustlers 9. The New Chairman 10. Year of the Moose 11. The Air Campaign 12. The Art of Lobbying Notes IndexReviews"""Melewski's memoir is a useful primary source for researchers interested in understanding how the public interest advocates went about their daily work, strategized to pursue policy goals, and adjusted to current events and unforeseen opportunities and setbacks … The memoir is also a valuable tool to gain insight into the complexities, intricacies, and patience involved with generating legislative and regulatory actions at the state and federal levels."" — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment) ""The book is both interesting and important. For more than 125 years New Yorkers have debated wide-ranging political issues regarding the protection of the Adirondack Park. In various roles and over quite a few years, Melewski participated in the political debates that have focused on the Adirondacks. His book recounts his experiences while working for the Adirondack Council, one of the most important advocacy groups in the Park. The stories he relates and the observations he makes provide significant information about pieces of a long and complicated political history."" — Richard S. Booth, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University; former staff attorney for the Adirondack Park Agency (1972–1975); and former member of the Adirondack Park Agency (2007–2016)" The book is both interesting and important. For more than 125 years New Yorkers have debated wide-ranging political issues regarding the protection of the Adirondack Park. In various roles and over quite a few years, Melewski participated in the political debates that have focused on the Adirondacks. His book recounts his experiences while working for the Adirondack Council, one of the most important advocacy groups in the Park. The stories he relates and the observations he makes provide significant information about pieces of a long and complicated political history. - Richard S. Booth, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University; former staff attorney for the Adirondack Park Agency (1972-1975); and former member of the Adirondack Park Agency (2007-2016) Melewski's memoir is a useful primary source for researchers interested in understanding how the public interest advocates went about their daily work, strategized to pursue policy goals, and adjusted to current events and unforeseen opportunities and setbacks ... The memoir is also a valuable tool to gain insight into the complexities, intricacies, and patience involved with generating legislative and regulatory actions at the state and federal levels. - H-Net Reviews (H-Environment) The book is both interesting and important. For more than 125 years New Yorkers have debated wide-ranging political issues regarding the protection of the Adirondack Park. In various roles and over quite a few years, Melewski participated in the political debates that have focused on the Adirondacks. His book recounts his experiences while working for the Adirondack Council, one of the most important advocacy groups in the Park. The stories he relates and the observations he makes provide significant information about pieces of a long and complicated political history. - Richard S. Booth, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University; former staff attorney for the Adirondack Park Agency (1972-1975); and former member of the Adirondack Park Agency (2007-2016) Author InformationBernard Melewski is an environmental attorney, organic farmer, and farm winery owner in Altamont, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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