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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Contents | 7 |
The People of the Glades | 57 |
The Discoverers | 80 |
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