The Everglades : river of grass / by Marjory Stoneman Douglas ; illustrated by Robert Fink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Marjory Stoneman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Everglades (Fla.).

Physical Description:

478 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

50th anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

Sarasota, Fla. : Pineapple Press, [1997]

Summary:

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 book launched Marjory Stoneman Douglas's fight to preserve the Florida Everglades-- Persuasive and inspired writing captured attention all over the world-- This Anniversary Edition offers an update by Cyril Zaneski, environmental writer for the Miami Herald, on the events affecting the Glades since 1987

Notes:

Colored maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-463) and index.

ISBN:

1561641359

OCLC:

36252804