In the Adirondacks : Dispatches from the Largest Park in the Lower 48.

"An immersive journey into the past, present, and future of a region many consider the Northeast's wilderness backyard. Out of all the rural areas of the United States, including those in the West, which are bigger and propped up by more pervasive myths about adventure and nation and wilde...

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Main Author: Dallos, Matt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2023.
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