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Episode 10: Catherine McNeur, Taming Manhattan (1/2)

Episode 10: Catherine McNeur, Taming Manhattan (1/2)

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Catherine McNeur writes a wonderful account of environmental conflicts and how they became class conflicts and fights over the boundaries between rural and urban in antebellum Manhattan. TAMING MANHATTAN is a great starting place for reading engaging and relevant environmental history,

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Episode 10: Catherine McNeur, Taming Manhattan (1/2)

Episode 10: Catherine McNeur, Taming Manhattan (1/2)

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