The Oyster War: The True Story of a Small Farm, Big Politics, and the Future of Wilderness in America
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1619025272 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brennan’s narrative skills are marked by a relaxed pace, diligent reporting and a scrupulous but fun dive into backstory with ample historical and scientific pigmentation.Brennan is a natural storyteller who makes a tough tale that many locals and visitors winced through and tiptoed around into a narrative celebration of the striking landscape of the Point Reyes Peninsula, and the spirit behind the oyster war itself."San Francisco Chronicle"In The Oyster War, Brennan writes with clarity and grace about an environmental conflict centered on an oyster farm in one of the most beautiful preserves in America, the Point Reyes National Sea
Research was unacceptably poor though writing quality was enjoyable Image processing engineer In the midst of reading this book, I was alerted by a friend to "scathing reviews" in the Huffington Post by Corey Goodman. I read those reviews and in 3 cases checked that the factual claims made by Dr. Goodman of substantive errors in Ms. Brennan's account were born out by the primary sources he referred to. In all 3 cases, I . I Look Forward to Brennan's Next Book Joshua Summer Brennan is a good science writer and I look forward to her next book. She has an eye for detail and is a good storyteller. The first half of the book is really fun. Personally, once Brennan got to the minutiae of the politics of the oyster war - the full he said, she said - I was bored, and skipped over most of that part.. I loved the book an didn't read it to come up I loved the book an didn't read it to come up with with a solution to who was right and who was wrong and I'm not sure Ms Brennan establishes a strong case for either side. I enjoyed he story of the area, the land, the people involved and why they took the position they did. The author did a good job of reporting on the complica
It all began simply enough. A local rancher bought the business in 2005, renaming it The Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Were the oyster farmers environmental criminals, or victims of government fraud? Fought against a backdrop of fear of government corruption and the looming specter of climate change, the battle struck a national nerve, pitting nature against agriculture and science against politics, as it sought to determine who belonged and who didn’t belong, and what it means to be wild.. Inside was a small, family-run oyster farm first established in the 1930s. When the National Park Service informed him that the 40-year lease would not be renewed past 2012, he vowed to keep the farm in business even if it meant taking his fight all the way to the Supreme Court.Environmentalists, national politicians, scientists, and the Department of the Interior all joined a protracted battle for the estuary that had the power to influence the future of wilderness for decades to come. In 1976 the Point Reyes Wilderness Act granted the highest protection in America to more than 33,000 acres of California forest, grassland and shoreline - including Drakes Estero, an estuary of stunning beauty