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A history of the New York oyster beds. Pretty interesting so far, around half way and up to the late 19th century. The concept of conservation sure seems foreign to people. Apparently there's a deep-rooted belief that the planet is so much bigger than us that we can't really change anything.

Partly it's interesting for the included history of New York city, too. And then the oyster beds kinda inherently draw him onto the topic of environmentalism.