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Between land and sea : the Atlantic Coast and the transformation of New England / Christopher L. Pastore

Author
Pastore, Christopher L.
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Physical Description
ix, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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Contents
Prologue: from sweetwater to seawater -- Clams, dams, and the desiccation of New England -- Shoveling dung against the tide -- The geographic quicksilver of Narragansett Bay -- Natural knowledge and a bay in transition -- Improving coastal space during a century of war -- Carving the industrial coastline -- Epilogue: between progress and the pull of the sea.
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ISBN
9780674281417 hardcover
0674281411 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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