A Glance At History In The Everglades Area Of Florida

Author : Marya Repko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734104608
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Glance at History in the Everglades Area of Florida written by Marya Repko and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book was written for tourists who ask questions at our Visitor Center at 207 West Broadway. It is a condensed and simplified version of my publication "A Brief History of the Everglades City Area". I have left out some of the details and included many old photos.

Author : Maureen Sullivan-Hartung
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231281
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Everglades City and Points Nearby written by Maureen Sullivan-Hartung and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of quirky and fun stories about the history of Everglades City. Drawing from the author's time as a reporter for the Everglades City Echo, this book will chronicle lesser-known stories about the area. The book discusses the original pioneer families of Everglades City, and the time when this city was the governing center of Collier County. It goes on to chronicle colorful characters from the area, local landmarks, and the annual Seafood Festival that draws 20,000 people to the city every year.

Author : Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Publisher : Pineapple Press
ISBN 13 : 9781683342946
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everglades: River of Grass written by Marjory Stoneman Douglas and published by Pineapple Press. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades. In the Afterword, Michael Grunwald tells us what has happened to them since then. Grunwald points out that in 1947 the government was in the midst of establishing the Everglades National Park and turning loose the Army Corps of Engineers to control floods--both of which seemed like saviors for the Glades. 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.

Author : Marjory Douglas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539990727
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everglades written by Marjory Douglas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everglades: River of Grass, first published in 1947, begins with the famous passage: "There are no other Everglades in the world," and continues with a fascinating look at the natural and human history of the Florida Everglades. The book portrays, in layperson's terms, the ecology of the Everglades, its important plant and animal life, its long Native American history, the coming of the Spanish, its early settlements, and the modern attempts of drainage and development, typically with disastrous results. This landmark book redefined public opinion of the Everglades from that of 'worthless swamp' to one in which the Everglades are valued as a unique ecological treasure of vital importance to the health of southern Florida. The Everglades: River of Grass remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history and conservation of this vast wilderness. Included are 2 maps. In addition to researching and writing this book, author Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) played an important leadership role in the effort to protect the Everglades from development, and she was active in other social causes as well (civil rights, women's rights) during the course of her long life. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983.

Author : David McCally
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813018270
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everglades written by David McCally and published by . This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the formation, development, and history of the Everglades

Author : Chris Wilhelm
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820362409
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Swamp to Wetland written by Chris Wilhelm and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the creation of Everglades National Park, the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This effort, which spanned 1928 to 1958, was of central importance to the later emergence of modern environmentalism. Prior to the park’s creation, the Everglades was seen as a reviled and useless swamp, unfit for typical recreational or development projects. The region’s unusual makeup also made it an unlikely candidate to become a national park, as it had none of the sweeping scenic vistas or geological monuments found in other nationally protected areas. Park advocates drew on new ideas concerning the value of biota and ecology, the importance of wilderness, and the need to protect habitats, marine ecosystems, and plant life to redefine the Everglades. Using these ideas, the Everglades began to be recognized as an ecologically valuable and fragile wetland—and thus a region in need of protective status. While these new ideas foreshadowed the later emergence of modern environmentalism, tourism and the economic desires of Florida’s business and political elites also impacted the park’s future. These groups saw the Everglades’ unique biology and ecology as a foundation on which to build a tourism empire. They connected the Everglades to Florida’s modernization and commercialization, hoping the park would help facilitate the state’s transformation into the Sunshine State. Political conservatives welcomed federal power into Florida so long as it brought economic growth. Yet, even after the park’s creation, conservative landowners successfully fought to limit the park and saw it as a threat to their own economic freedoms. Today, a series of levees on the park’s eastern border marks the line between urban and protected areas, but development into these areas threatens the park system. Rising sea levels caused by global warming are another threat to the future of the park. The battle to save the swamp’s biodiversity continues, and Everglades Park stands at the center of ongoing restoration efforts.

Author : T. D. Allman
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802120768
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Florida written by T. D. Allman and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive look at the history of the state of Florida, from its discovery, exploration, and settlement through its becoming a state, to notable events in the early twenty-first century.

Author : Bruce Morris
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781588434036
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventure Guide to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park written by Bruce Morris and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2005-04-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the Florida Keys and Everglade National Park, including accommodations, attractions, restaurants, shopping, recreation, beaches and festivals.

Author : Thomas Crochetiere
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456626647
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's National Parks At a Glance written by Thomas Crochetiere and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "America's best idea" ~ our National Park units! As of 2016, the United States National Park Service oversees 410 park units. They are found in all 50 states, including Washington, D.C., and in the U.S. territories of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Listed by state and territory, this book gives you a glance at these amazing National Parks, including the disbanded and proposed units. Whether it is in the mountains, the deserts, the prairies, on waterways or in urban areas, America’s National Park units are unique and different from one another. Each unit is a jewel amid the national treasure and they all have a story to tell, if you have the time to listen.

Author : Tommy Rodriguez
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481765604
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visions of the Everglades written by Tommy Rodriguez and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curiosity has driven Tommy Rodriguez deep into the marshlands and swamps of sunny South Florida. Visions of the Everglades chronicles his experiences in the Florida Everglades. A sense of adventure compelled Rodriguez to take on the task of exploring and documenting its habitats in search of something new. What he found was an experience like no other. Apart from narrating those experiences, this illustrated book is meant to broaden Everglades awareness. Because of the recent environmental challenges facing this ecosystem, Rodriguez has taken it upon himself to educate the public about preservation and conservation efforts to restore Floridas Everglades. His hope is that this book will serve as a launching board of interest in matters of ecosystem preservation and inspire individuals to get involved.