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Divided New Yorkers

In the reading both "Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks," by Philip G. Terrie, and "Alfred E. Smith: The Happy Warrior," by Christopher M. Finan, there are some clear divisions among New Yorkers that become clearly evident. One division was what the Adirondacks were to be used for. Should they be used for commercial purposes or for people to live there? Another division evident was the view of the Adirondacks. Was it simply beautiful and should be left untouched or tapped for its resources. I will discuss these in the following pages as well as whether or not these divisions were ever solved.
I think one division that was seen among New Yorkers was the view on the Adirondacks about what it was used for. Some thought that the Adirondacks were a place to go on trips to and have a good time, while others viewed it as a permanent place to set up shop and live. In his book Terrie says "The same landscape that......

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