| Main Title |
The Everglades : river of grass / |
| Author |
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Rinehart & Company, Inc., |
| Year Published |
1947 |
| OCLC Number |
01544388 |
| Subjects |
Everglades (Fla)--Description and travel ;
Everglades (Fla)--History ;
Everglades (Fla)--Environmental conditions ;
Natural history--Florida--Everglades ;
Florida--History ;
Ecology ;
Geschichte ;
Siedlung
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| Additional Subjects |
Everglades River,--Fla ;
Florida--Hist
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM FIN |
F317.E9D6 1947 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/01/1988 |
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| Collation |
406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Pictorial endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-392) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
"With the writing of this book, the author brought the world's attention to the need to preserve the Everglades." -- Publisher's description. The nature of the Everglades -- The people of the glades -- The discoverers -- The adventurers -- Captives and martyrs -- The conquerors -- Three hundred quiet years -- Thre free people -- War in the glades: fighting retreat -- War in the glades: the undefeated -- The coming of peace -- White man's return -- Drainage and the frontier -- Boom, blow, bust, and recovery -- The eleventh hour. |
