The Everglades: River of Grass
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1561641359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her autobiography, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River, is the story of a strong-willed, determined woman who let nothing stand in the way of accomplishing her goals and living “my own life in my own way.” Everglades: River of Grass chronicles her involvement in Everglades affairs. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is considered by many to be the first lady of the Everglades. What others called a worthless swamp, she dubb
Douglas died in 1998 at the age of 107, having done more than any other one person to protect this magnificent portion of wild America. Originally published in 1947, The Everglades was one of those rare books, like Uncle Tom's Cabin and Silent Spring, to have an immediate political effect: it helped draw public attention to a vast and little-known area that South Florida developers had deemed a worthless swamp and were busily draining, damming, and remaking, and it mustered needed public support for President Harry Truman's controversial order, later that year, to protect more than 2 million acres as Everglades National Park. It is this human history, more than the life histories of the Everglades' deer, panthers, scorpion
But neither turned out to be the answer. Working from the research he did for his book, The Swamp, Grunwald offers an account of what went wrong and the many attempts to fix it, beginning with Save Our Everglades, which Douglas declared was "not nearly enough." Grunwald then lays out the intricacies (and inanities) of the more recent and ongoing CERP, the hugely expensive Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades. Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a
"Written almost 70 years ago, it is still relevant" according to Adrienne Martin. Written almost 70 years ago, it is still relevant. And we are still awaiting a resolution for our river of grass.. Patti said Five Stars. Beautiful first edition! Beautiful condition for the age of the book. Worth every penny.. "Marvelous" according to Joanna. What a readable and fascinating history of the wonderful State of Florida! I enjoyed every minute of the story of the struggle to conquer the environment and mold it to the white man's idea of a civilized place. Sadly, I am not convinced the developers will allow the Everglades to exist much longer. I am grateful to have lived in a time when its wonders are still available to me.