The swamp the Everglades, Florida, and the politics of paradise
The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrect...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Simon & Schuster,
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| Summary: | The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrection of the Everglades, the saga of man's abuse of nature in southern Florida and his unprecedented efforts to make amends. Michael Grunwald, a prize-winning national reporter for The Washington Post, takes readers on a riveting journey from the Ice Ages to the present, illuminating the natural, social and political history of one of America's most beguiling but least understood patches of land. |
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| Physical Description: | 450 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-432) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780743251075 0743251075 9780743251051 0743251059 |
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