I am an executive in a renewable energy company, the author or eight novels, a lawyer with a record of high impact public interest law. I have served as Warden of Insurance of the State of Ohio and have published academic articles on administrative law, public land policy. I am one of the founders of the New Israel Fund.
During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its v... more During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its vast land. The colonization and territorial expansion of the United States were, simply put, a colossal land rush. In an agrarian society land is the basic unit of wealth, power, independence and productivity. Consider the post-Revolutionary War expansion beyond the Appalachians; the distribution of land to soldiers and to settlers burnt out in the French and Indian Wars; the Louisiana Purchase; the belligerent acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico. Consider also the farms cleared from the forest; the great cattle estates; the dispossession of the Indians; the conflicts over water, mineral and timber rights as well as gold mining claims. An analysis of land use in this society must begin with the description of landholdings and history. Such analysis inevitably leads to a study of laws which have defined the character of land development. The evolution of the possessory interest, the nature of the use, the extent of ownership, the manner of exploitation, were shaped as much by the laws as by the settlers or the nature of the land itself. Legislatures established the
During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its v... more During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its vast land. The colonization and territorial expansion of the United States were, simply put, a colossal land rush. In an agrarian society land is the basic unit of wealth, power, independence and productivity. Consider the post-Revolutionary War expansion beyond the Appalachians; the distribution of land to soldiers and to settlers burnt out in the French and Indian Wars; the Louisiana Purchase; the belligerent acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico. Consider also the farms cleared from the forest; the great cattle estates; the dispossession of the Indians; the conflicts over water, mineral and timber rights as well as gold mining claims. An analysis of land use in this society must begin with the description of landholdings and history. Such analysis inevitably leads to a study of laws which have defined the character of land development. The evolution of the possessory interest, the n...
During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its v... more During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its vast land. The colonization and territorial expansion of the United States were, simply put, a colossal land rush. In an agrarian society land is the basic unit of wealth, power, independence and productivity. Consider the post-Revolutionary War expansion beyond the Appalachians; the distribution of land to soldiers and to settlers burnt out in the French and Indian Wars; the Louisiana Purchase; the belligerent acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico. Consider also the farms cleared from the forest; the great cattle estates; the dispossession of the Indians; the conflicts over water, mineral and timber rights as well as gold mining claims. An analysis of land use in this society must begin with the description of landholdings and history. Such analysis inevitably leads to a study of laws which have defined the character of land development. The evolution of the possessory interest, the nature of the use, the extent of ownership, the manner of exploitation, were shaped as much by the laws as by the settlers or the nature of the land itself. Legislatures established the
During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its v... more During its first one hundred years, the work of the United States was to take possession of its vast land. The colonization and territorial expansion of the United States were, simply put, a colossal land rush. In an agrarian society land is the basic unit of wealth, power, independence and productivity. Consider the post-Revolutionary War expansion beyond the Appalachians; the distribution of land to soldiers and to settlers burnt out in the French and Indian Wars; the Louisiana Purchase; the belligerent acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico. Consider also the farms cleared from the forest; the great cattle estates; the dispossession of the Indians; the conflicts over water, mineral and timber rights as well as gold mining claims. An analysis of land use in this society must begin with the description of landholdings and history. Such analysis inevitably leads to a study of laws which have defined the character of land development. The evolution of the possessory interest, the n...
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