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The Everglades: River of Grass
Before 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...more
- A treasured classic of nature writing first published over 50 years ago
- This...more
Hardcover, Special 50th Anniversary Edition, 480 pages
Published
March 1st 1997
by Pineapple Press
(first published 1975)
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As a native Floridian, this essential 1947 classic was very moving, and one I'm sad that I never read while I lived there. It's hard to overstate the importance of this book which, in the first chapter, creates a scene in the Everglades so vividly that you feel like you're there. She also states in this chapter a fact that was mind boggling at the time: The Everglades are not just a swamp, but a slow moving river covered with swamp grass. The last two chapters describe the conquering white man's...more
Great book but not entirely believable for something written as a historical text. Douglas, the daughter of the founder of the Herald, should have been better able to attribute events that she could not have possibly have witnessed.
That said, it's a good read and I wanted to believe what she wrote.
That said, it's a good read and I wanted to believe what she wrote.
Fascinating and informative. Makes me wish I lived 100 years ago to see the Everglades in their glory. We both read on a Spring Break trip with a day trip to the Everglades, and the book was an excellent introduction on what you are seeing.
I loved this book more than I ever thought I would! It's a fascinating history of Florida as a whole, from the early indians to present day. I learned that the whole of FL is impacted by the Everglades, not just Okechobee.
The quinessential book on the Everglades. She started it all.
Beyond brilliant. My favorite book!
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It's been a while, so I am re-reading.
If you're interested in the natural history of Florida this is highly recommended.
Such an honor to read this book about the woman who, more than anyone else, we can thank for the fragments of the Everglades that survive today. A naturalist who works at the Everglades says, "The Everglades are a test. If we pass, we get to keep the planet." The test has not been graded yet, but we seem to be in grave danger of failing.
A moving story of one of the world's greatest natural treasures.
This is a great book that leaves the reader dreaming of how Florida was before Mickey Mouse, et al. invaded it.
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