Introduction -- Property and place in the united states : seeing the Delaware Water Gap -- American conservation and preservation -- Initial inhabitants and takings -- Settler development in the upper Minisink -- More takings -- The park and surrounding communities today -- Conclusion.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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