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The Everglades: River of Grass is a non-fiction book written by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947. Published the same year as the formal opening of Everglades National Park , the book was a call to attention about the degrading quality of life in the Everglades and remains an influential book on nature conservation as well as a ...
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Robert Fink
- 1947
“The Everglades: River of Grass” by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas helped introduce the incredibly rich natural history of Southern Florida to many. It is a history of the region, as well as a natural history primer.
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- Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Robert Fink
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1 de dic. de 2016 · The Everglades Rivers of Grass is a very interesting book that describes the unique and fascinating eco-systems and geological settings of the Everglades. It also gives an overview of the history of area, from prehistoric times, native Americans, colonists, the state of Florida, to almost modern times, including the efforts to drain ...
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- Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Robert Fink
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But Douglas discovered a “shining and slow moving” body of water, a truly dazzling wetland, in South Florida’s famous swamp, and with the 1947 publication of The Everglades: River of Grass, she extended a felicitous corrective to a traditionally maligned place.
15 de oct. de 2021 · 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...
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20 de may. de 2024 · Everglades, subtropical saw-grass marsh region, a “river of grass” up to 50 miles (80 km) wide but generally less than 1 foot (0.3 metre) deep, covering more than 4,300 square miles (11,100 square km) of southern Florida, U.S.
7 de ago. de 2017 · Everglades National Park in southern Florida helps to protect the sub-tropical “River of Grass” known as the Everglades. The first national park designated to protect an ecological system (1947), the Everglades has also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of ...
