{"product_id":"the-adirondack-park-a-wildlands-quilt-paperback","title":"The Adirondack Park: A Wildlands Quilt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara McMartin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong considered one of the most respected authorities on the history and geography of the Adirondack region, award-winning author and conservationist Barbara McMartin focuses on the uniqueness of the forty four individual tracts that make up the two-and one-half-million-acre Forest Preserve within the Adirondack Park. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Adirondack Park, \u003c\/i\u003eMcMartin has aptly likened the various wild forests, wilderness, recreation and primitive areas to a patchwork quilt, with landscapes connecting to jagged boundaries following rivers and narrow valleys. Sidebars of \"views and visits\" give readers an insider's advantage to making the most of any Adirondack expedition. With a storyteller's ease, McMartin provides a brief history and description of each area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkillfully combining the results of meticulous research and her life-long passion and advocacy for the Adirondack region, she illuminates the story of how the land parcels were pieced together to become the most sought-after and protected acreage in the east. The book is generously interspersed with maps and vivid geographic descriptions of the forest cover, lakes, mountains, and natural and human history.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Adirondack Park McMartin has aptly likened the various wild forest, wilderness, recreation, and primitive areas to a patchwork quilt, with landscapes connecting to jagged boundaries following rivers and narrow valleys. Recommended \"views and visits\" give readers an insider's advantage to making the most of any Adirondack expedition. With a storyteller's ease, McMartin provides a brief history and description of each area. She chronicles the preserve's unusual origins, people, politics, and economics that created what is now one of the most important wilderness areas in the eastern United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara McMartin \u003c\/b\u003eis the author or coauthor of twenty books and guidebooks on the Adirondacks, among them \u003ci\u003eHides, Hemlocks, and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdirondack History\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Great Forest of the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdirondacks.\u003c\/i\u003e She has been active in several\u003cbr\u003eenvironmental groups and citizens advisory committees and is currently chair of the Department of Environmental Conservation's Forest Preserve Advisory Committee, of which she has been a member for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 10.02 x 8.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757816873248,"sku":"9780815605676","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c36830941d3cbacc37f778c412ac31d.webp?v=1780112421","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-adirondack-park-a-wildlands-quilt-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}