Our Wilderness: How the People of New York Found, Changed and Preserved the Adirondacks

by Michael Steinberg

Describes how the Adirondack Park of New York State was created in 1892 to preserve over a million acres of land and keep it "forever wild."

100 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1991

About the author

Michael Steinberg was an American music critic and musicologist closely associated with the San Francisco Symphony.

Reviews

[Ralph · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very short book but it seems to provide a concise history of the Adirondacks and the process of the legislation that protects it fro over development. The inside cover says that it is meant for "..readers ages 10 and up.." True - its not a hard, detailed read at all but, as noted above, it gives a quick understanding of the history of the area.

For a more detailed account of a part of the Adirondacks read "The Adirondacks Fulton Chain-Big Moose Region: The Story Of A Wilderness"