Wye Island Insiders, Outsiders, and Change in a Chesapeake Community - Special Reprint Edition

Name: Wye Island Insiders, Outsiders, and Change in a Chesapeake Community - Special Reprint Edition
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ISBN: 9781933115405

ISBN-10: 1933115408

ISBN-13: 9781933115405

Edition: 2008

Authors: Boyd Professor Gibbons, Adam Rome, Douglas F. Barnes

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Today, most of the 2,800 tranquil acres that make up Wye Island are managed by the Department of Natural Resources of the Maryland Park Service. However, from 1973 to 1974, this island was the site of a raging controversy. A major developer, James Rouse, wanted to build a compact waterfront village that would be surrounded by large estates, protected farms, and wetlands. A boyhood resident of nearby Easton, Maryland, Rouse hoped that the island could avoid the sprawl of unplanned subdivisions that were marring so many other places along the Eastern Shore. Combining history, journalism, character sketches, and sharp sociological insights, Boyd Gibbons presents both sides of the struggle.…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Foreword to the Special Reprint Edition



Foreword to the Original Edition



Preface to the Original Edition



The Rouse Vision



The Rouse Plan Evolves



The Natives



The Rich



The Shore Stiffens Against Growth



Outsiders and Insiders



The Auction


Afterword


About the Author