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...the book offers several valuable contributions to our understanding of the Hudson and its environmental history ... it brings to public attention the importance and complexity of one of America's great rivers. - H-Net Reviews (H-Environment) Section introductions by the editor, Robert E. Henshaw, successfully weave the disparate topics into a cohesive chronicle ... The book eloquently concludes that 'the Hudson River has been uniquely important to New York's culture, history, commerce, and tourism.' It also has forged a link between the interrelated aspects of city and country, technology and nature, industry and leisure, and business and art. - Kaatskill Life ...captures the Hudson's complex identity and defines the importance of the river both as its own entity and to the region it supports. - Hudson River Valley Review Overall, the book makes a strong case for the important roles that the Hudson Valley's citizenry played in US transportation systems (first steamship and railroad), art (Hudson River School), law (litigation leading to landmark environmental legislation), conservation (Theodore Roosevelt while New York governor), and environmental and ecological investigations. This extensive account provides an optimistic picture of the region's current situation and future prospects despite some lingering problems (including urban sprawl) ... Highly recommended. - CHOICE

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Robert E. Henshaw received his Ph.D. in environmental physiology at the University of Iowa and worked for twenty years as an environmental analyst at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He has taught in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University at Albany-SUNY, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hudson River Environmental Society. He lives in West Sand Lake, New York.

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