{"product_id":"managing-the-river-commons-erik-reardon-9781625345844","title":"Managing the River Commons: Fishing and New England's Rural Economy","description":"New England once hosted large numbers of anadromous fish, which migrate between rivers and the sea. Salmon, shad, and alewives served a variety of functions within the region's preindustrial landscape, furnishing not only maritime areas but also agricultural communities with an important source of nutrition and a valued article of rural exchange. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Erik Reardon argues that to protect these fish, New England's farmer-fishermen pushed for conservation measures to limit commercial fishing and industrial uses of the river. Beginning in the colonial period and continuing to the mid-nineteenth century, they advocated for fishing regulations to promote sustainable returns, compelled local millers to open their dams during seasonal fish runs, and defeated corporate proposals to erect large-scale dams. As environmentalists work to restore rivers in New England and beyond in the present day, \u003ci\u003eManaging the River Commons\u003c\/i\u003e offers important lessons about historical conservation efforts that can help guide current campaigns to remove dams and allow anadromous fish to reclaim these waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Reardon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625345844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625345844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 8.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022","brand":"Erik Reardon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302392393983,"sku":"9781625345844","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_601af4cb-c759-42c7-a4d9-063ce9c67a7a.jpg?v=1695161295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/managing-the-river-commons-erik-reardon-9781625345844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}