11. A Forest to Protect a Commercial River

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Prologue xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. 1. World’s End, World Trade, World River 1
7. 2 The River That Unites, the River That Divides 25
8. 3. America’s River of Empire 49
9. 4. First Stop on the American Tour 67
10. 5. America’s First Artists and Writers 85
11. 6. The Industrialized River 109
12. 7. Going up the River for Health and Fun 129
13. 8. Design with Nature 145
14. 9. Gateway to America, Escape Route to Canada 163
15. 10. Millionaires’ Row 175
16. 11. A Forest to Protect a Commercial River 197
17. 12. An Interstate Park for the Palisades and the Highlands and a New Progressive Vision 215
18. 13. Over, Under, Across, and Through 235
19. 14. Surviving the Depression, Connecting with Nature 255
20. 15. The 1960s 279
21. Epilogue 305
22. Notes 317
23. Bibliography 333
24. Index 345
25. Backmatter 376