From Swamp to Wetland : The Creation of Everglades National Park /

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"This book chronicles the creation of Everglades National Park, the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This effort, which spanned 1928 to 1958, was of central importance to the later emergence of modern environmentalism. Prior to the park's creation, the Everglades was se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilhelm, Chris, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tourism.
Real estate development.
National parks and reserves.
Environmentalism.
Ecology.
Promotion immobiliere > Floride > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Environnementalisme > Floride > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Parcs nationaux > Floride > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Real estate development > Florida > History > 20th century.
Tourism > Florida > History > 20th century.
Environmentalism > Florida > History > 20th century.
National parks and reserves > Florida > History > 20th century.
Florida > Everglades National Park.
Florida > Everglades.
Florida.
Everglades (Flor.) > Conditions environnementales.
Everglades (Flor.) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Everglades National Park (Flor.) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Everglades (Fla.) > Environmental conditions.
Everglades (Fla.) > History > 20th century.
Everglades National Park (Fla.) > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by James C. Giesen and Erin Stewart Mauldin
  • The Everglades and a New England Nurseryman
  • Redefining National Parks, Redefining the Everglades
  • Promoting the Park
  • Authorizing a Wilderness Park
  • The ENPC and the New Deal in Florida
  • The Creation of Everglades National Park
  • Finalizing the Park's Boundaries
  • Epilogue: Managing the Everglades.

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