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More copies of this ISBN:The Trout Pool Paradox: The American Lives of Three Riversby George Black
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The very rivers that make the best trout streams - fast, cold, and clear - also gave birth to the American industrial revolution. Nowhere has this been more true than in an area not far from New York City where three Connecticut rivers, the Housatonic, the Shepaug, and the Naugatuck, have hosted an emblematic procession of industry, from the first woolen mills and iron foundries to the brass and rubber factories and hydroelectric plants of the twentieth century. Despite three hundred years of development, stretches of these rivers still thrive, offering great trout fishing and a postcard-perfect New England landscape. The Trout Pool Paradox unravels a conundrum: why does the Naugatuck River teeter on the edge of extinction, while in a parallel valley just a few miles away, the Shepaug appears to flow in a pristine state? Probing this puzzle takes George Black deep into the complex ecology of rivers and into the heart of the human communities on their banks. Presenting intimately detailed stories of early industrialists, nineteenth-century naturalists, and contemporary river stewards and their adversaries, The Trout Pool Paradox throws brilliant light on our dynamic relationship with nature and on the conflicting demands we will make on our waterways in a postindustrial age. Book News Annotation:The Shebaug and Naugatuck rivers, tributaries of Connecticut's
Housatonic, exist in starkly different conditions, with the Shepaug
seeming "a wilderness gem," according to the Connecticut Fund for the
Environment, while the Naugatuck, ten miles away, is marred by
massive pollution resulting from industrial development. For the
author, an avid fly fisherman, the Naugatuck's fate is the result of
the "trout pool paradox," where the ecological conditions for a
health trout population are also the conditions encouraging human
development and consequent pollution. Combining narration of his own
experiences exploring the three rivers and the history of political,
economic, and ecological developments, he sets out to discover the
reasons for the rivers' different fates.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Presenting detailed stories of early industrialists, 19th-century naturalistsand contemporary river foes and stewards, Black throws brilliant light on ourdynamic relationship with nature and our demands on our waterways. About the AuthorGEORGE BLACK is an avid fly fisherman who in light traffic can make it from his New York apartment to the banks of the Shepaug in just under an hour and a half. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. He is the author of three books on foreign affairs. Table of ContentsContents B O O K I WATERSHED 1. The Trout Pool Paradox 3 2. The Edgelands of Alfaro 14 3. Foundation Stones 21 4. Subdue the Earth 34 5. The Cheering Rays of Civilization 47 6. Fire on the Mountain 63 7. Ydawaix and Oldphogiz 75 8. There but for Fortune 89 9. Dark Satanic Mills 95 10. The High Cost of Brass 108 B O O K I I BACK TO NATURE 11. Foundlings of the Finny Family 121 12. The Magic Bullet 134 13. Are Locusts Kosher? Adventures in Entomology 145 14. The Pilgrim Road 158 15. Toxic Politics 166 16. Row v.Wade 185 17. Reading the Water 197 18. The Call of the Wild 206 B O O K I I I LISTENING TO THE RIVER 19. Stakeholders 219 20. Fer Fightin’ Over 232 21. Floodwaters 244 22. Zero Discharge 256 23. Old and in the Way 264 24. The Ideology of Salmon 275 25. A Fully Fought Case 286 26. Riverness 295 Notes on Sources 307 Acknowledgments 326 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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