Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Common, Private, and States' Rights in New Jersey Oystering
Introduction
1. Oystering in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century New Jersey
2. Oyster Wars and States' Rights
3. River Pirates of the Shrewsbury
Part II. The Public Trust Doctrine
Introduction
4. Arnold v. Mundy and the Public Trust Doctrine
5. Proprietors, Oyster Wars, and the Invention of Tradition
Part III. Local Custom and Enclosure of the Commons
Introduction
6. Local Custom in the Delaware Shad Fisheries&
7. Local Custom on the Banks of the Hudson
8. Alienation of the Public Trust
Part IV. Riparian Rights and Oyster Wars
Introduction
9. Riparian Rights and Oyster Wars on the Delaware Bay&
10. Riparian Rights and Oyster Wars on the Mullica River
11. Commoners and Other Nuisances on the Raritan Bay
Part V. Past to Present
Introduction
12. Comanaging and Enclosing the Commons
13. Luddites, Sunbathers, and the Public Trust&
14. Conclusion
Reference Material
Notes
References Cited
Index