This Fine Piece of Water 
Subtitle: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780300082500
Subjects: Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; History of specific subjects; Management of land & natural resources; Pollution & threats to the environment; Technology; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Atlantic Ocean; USA; Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Oceans & Seas; Nature / Ecology; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental conditions; History; Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Co; Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.); Marine Pollution
First sentence: Its beauty rivaled that of any waterway in the world.
Description: "Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster.

This book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades - and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin."--BOOK JACKET.