Journeys Through Paradise
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813018749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
profiles thirteen curious men who explored North America's southeastern wildernessand isa personal travelogue as she experienced the landscape -- Indiantown News (FL)
Marks National Wildlife Refuge and helped form the St. She is a volunteer for the St. Gail Fishman, a freelance writer who lives in Tallahassee, has worked for the Florida Defenders of the Environment, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Audubon Society. . Marks Refuge Association
Fishman tells us who they were and what compelled them to pursue their work. Their interests ran deeper than merely cataloging plants and animals. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and helped form the St. Marks Refuge Association.. And she paints an engaging picture of what America was like at the time.Fishman combines natural history and American history into a series of portraits that recapture the American Southeast as it was seen by those who first tramped through the wilderness and whose voices from the beginning urged the preservation of wild places.Gail Fishman, a freelance writer who lives in Tallahassee, has worked for the Florida Defenders of the Environment, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Audubon Society. She is a volunteer for the St. They identified the continent’s foundations and the habits and histories of the flora and fauna of the landscape. Rogers, professor of history emeritus, Florida State UniversityFollowing the original steps of pioneering naturalists, Gail Fishman profiles thirteen men who explored North America’s southeastern wilderness between 1715 and the 1940s, including John James Audubon, Mark Catesby, John and William Bartram, John Muir, and Alvan Wentworth Chapman. She evaluates what they accomplished and measures their importance, also pointing out their strengths and failings.
To the Garden of Eden The paradise of the southeast includes such cities as Charleston and natural areas as the St. Johns River, Cedar Key, and even the "Garden of Eden" in the Florida Panhandle. Fishman covers the more famous explorers such as Audubon, Muir, and Bartram but my appreciation goes to her for introducing me to some of the lesser known na