The Everglades: River of GrassBefore 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named the Everglades a "river of grass, " most people considered the area a vast and worthless swamp. Her book brought the world's attention to the need to preserve the Everglades, a unique environment that is home to countless animal and plant species.- A treasured classic of nature writing first published over 50 years ago- This book launched Marjory Stoneman Douglas's fight to preserve the Florida Everglades- Persuasive and Inspired writing captured attention all over the world- This Anniversary Eddition offers an update by Cyril Zaneski, environmental writer for the Miami Herald, on the events affecting the Glades since 1987 Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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User Review - Nancy Banfield - GoodreadsFrom 1947, very dated. At the time, it should have opened eyes. But like any environmental topic, politics doesn't always keep up. Reading today is a different perspective. The everglades detail made ... Read full review
Contents
The Nature of the Everglades | 5 |
The People of the Glades | 57 |
The Discoverers | 80 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Everglades: River of Grass G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Marjory Stoneman Douglas |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Pineapple Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0910923388, 9780910923385 |
| Length | 448 pages |
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