From the swamp to the Keys : a paddle through Florida history / Molloy Johnny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molloy, Johnny, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Molloy, Johnny, 1961---Travel--Florida.

Molloy, Johnny.

Molloy, Johnny, 1961-.

Travel.

Local history.

Canoes and canoeing.

Florida.

Canoes and canoeing--Florida.

Florida--Description and travel.

Florida--History, Local.

Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.)--Description and travel.

Suwannee River (Ga. and Fla.).

Gulf Coast (Fla.)--Description and travel.

Gulf Coast (Fla.).

Physical Description:

220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2003]

Summary:

Johnny Molloy's latest outdoor adventure begins in a canoe at the Okefenokee Swamp and ends two months later in a sea kayak at Long Key and the Atlantic Ocean. Traveling along the Sunshine State's most famous rivers, swamps, salt marshes, and open waters, he's in search of Florida's disappearing history. The story of Florida is the story of interaction with the land and the waters around it, and Molloy focuses on attempts made through the centuries to explore them, conquer them, and, finally, to preserve and coexist with them. Best of all, Molloy invites readers to join him on this remarkable excursion -- either from their armchairs, following his references to bridges, highways, and towns along the route and charting his journey on the maps provided, or by taking to the water themselves, to soak up the sunshine and soft Florida air, to listen to the evening frogs and crickets, and to ponder the mystery of what has been lost in Florida and what might yet be saved.

Contents:

Part I. The River

1. Why Do It? 3

2. Down the Suwannee 12

3. Springs Aplenty 30

4. Solo 51

Part II. The Gulf

5. The Nature Coast 91

6. The Urban Coast 132

7. Everglades National Park 186.

ISBN:

0813026229

OCLC:

50919791