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The Everglades
River of Grass (Paperback)
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-68334-294-6, ISBN: 1-68334-294-1

"Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless."






The Everglades(3rd Edition)
River of Grass
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Michael Grunwald, Robert Fink
Hardcover, 447 Pages, Published 2016 by Pineapple Press
Special Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-56164-990-7, ISBN: 1-56164-990-2

"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 new and updated Afterword, Michael Grunwald again 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 Arm ..."






Miami Noir
The Classics (Akashic Noir)
by Les Standiford, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Elmore Leonard, Lester Dent, Zora Neale Hurston, Brett Halliday, Damon Runyon, Edna Buchanan, James Carlos Blake, Douglas Fairbairn, Charles Willeford, T.J. Macgregor, Lynne Barrett, Preston L. Allen, John Dufresne, Vicki Hendricks, Christine Kling, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, David Beaty
Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2020 by Akashic Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-806-5, ISBN: 1-61775-806-X

"Critical praise for the original Miami Noir:"For different reasons these stories cultivate a little something special, a radiance, a humanity, even a grace, in the midst of the noir gloom, and thereby set themselves apart. Variety, familiarity, mood and tone, and the occasional gem of a story make Miami Noir a collection to savor."--Miami Herald"For such a sun-stoked place, Miami sure is shady. Shadowy, too. Even at highest noon. Maybe ..."






The Everglades
River of Grass
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Robert Fink
Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2016 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-13: 978-1-5399-9072-7, ISBN: 1-5399-9072-9

"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 ..."

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Robert Fink

Michael Grunwald

Preston Allen

John Dufresne

Macgregor

Lynne Barrett

Vicki Hendricks

David Beaty

Douglas Fairbairn


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