Paradise lost? : the environmental history of Florida / edited by Jack E. Davis and Raymond Arsenault.
| Other author | Davis, Jack E., 1956- |
| Other author | Arsenault, Raymond. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2005. |
| Description | xiv, 420 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Florida history and culture series Florida history and culture series. ^A392400 |
| Contents | Between topos and the terrain : a brief survey of Florida environmental writing, 1513-1821 / Thomas Hallock -- An eighteenth-century flower child : William Bartram / Charlotte M. Porter -- A naturalist's place : Archie Carr and the nature of Florida / Frederick R. Davis -- "Improving" paradise : the Civilian Conservation Corps and environmental change in Florida / Dave Nelson -- Water, water everywhere / Christopher F. Meindl -- The Everglades and the Florida dream / David McCally -- The trials and tribulations of Amos Quito : the creation of the Florida Anti-Mosquito Association / Gordon Patterson -- "Nature's navels" : an overview of the many environmental histories of Florida citrus / Christian Warren -- The public storm : hurricanes and the state in twentieth-century America / Raymond Arsenault -- Alligators and plume birds : the despoliation of Florida's living aesthetic / Jack E. Davis -- Blasting through paradise : the construction and consequences of the Tamiami Trail / Gary Garrett -- Lake Apopka : from natural wonder to unnatural disaster / Nano Riley -- "Conservation is now a dead word" : Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the transformation of American environmentalism / Jack E. Davis -- A "monstrous desecration" : dredge and fill in Boca Ciega Bay / Bruce Stephenson -- "We must free ourselves...from the tattered fetters of the booster mentality" : Big Cypress Swamp and the politics of environmental protection in 1970s Florida / Gordon E. Harvey -- "The big ditch" : the rise and fall of the cross-Florida barge canal / Lee Irby. |
| Local note | Little-348297--305131054603V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005042243 |
| ISBN | 0813028264 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813028262 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0813029627 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813029627 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GE155.F6 P37 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |