Author: Leslie Kemp Poole
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813059410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In Saving Florida, Leslie Kemp Poole casts new light on the women at the forefront of Florida’s environmental movement. From creating parks to protesting air pollution, fighting dredge-and-fill operations, and exposing the health dangers of pesticides, these women caused unprecedented changes in how the Sunshine State values its many and marvelous natural resources. At the beginning of the twentieth century women didn’t have the vote, but by the end of the century they were founding issue-specific groups, like Friends of the Everglades, and running state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They set the foundation for the next century’s environmental agenda, which came to include the idea of sustainable development, which meshes ecology and economy to enhance energy efficiency and the function of natural systems. This is an indispensable history that not only underscores the importance of women in the environmental movement but also shows how as a collective force they forever altered how others saw women’s roles in society.
Saving Florida
Author: Leslie Kemp Poole
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813059410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In Saving Florida, Leslie Kemp Poole casts new light on the women at the forefront of Florida’s environmental movement. From creating parks to protesting air pollution, fighting dredge-and-fill operations, and exposing the health dangers of pesticides, these women caused unprecedented changes in how the Sunshine State values its many and marvelous natural resources. At the beginning of the twentieth century women didn’t have the vote, but by the end of the century they were founding issue-specific groups, like Friends of the Everglades, and running state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They set the foundation for the next century’s environmental agenda, which came to include the idea of sustainable development, which meshes ecology and economy to enhance energy efficiency and the function of natural systems. This is an indispensable history that not only underscores the importance of women in the environmental movement but also shows how as a collective force they forever altered how others saw women’s roles in society.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813059410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In Saving Florida, Leslie Kemp Poole casts new light on the women at the forefront of Florida’s environmental movement. From creating parks to protesting air pollution, fighting dredge-and-fill operations, and exposing the health dangers of pesticides, these women caused unprecedented changes in how the Sunshine State values its many and marvelous natural resources. At the beginning of the twentieth century women didn’t have the vote, but by the end of the century they were founding issue-specific groups, like Friends of the Everglades, and running state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They set the foundation for the next century’s environmental agenda, which came to include the idea of sustainable development, which meshes ecology and economy to enhance energy efficiency and the function of natural systems. This is an indispensable history that not only underscores the importance of women in the environmental movement but also shows how as a collective force they forever altered how others saw women’s roles in society.
Save the Florida Key Deer
Author: Margaret Goff Clark
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Discusses the history, physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the small deer that have lived for hundreds of years in the Florida Keys, as well as threats to their continued existence.
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Discusses the history, physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the small deer that have lived for hundreds of years in the Florida Keys, as well as threats to their continued existence.
Cat Tale
Author: Craig Pittman
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488098719
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020 “Witty and passionate.” —Lauren Groff “Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain.”—Gilbert King “The definitive book on one of America’s least understood apex predators. The story of how Florida’s panthers were saved from extinction is one that both deserves and needs to be told.” —Dane Huckelbridge The captivating tale of the Florida panther, its survival and rescue from extinction With novelistic detail and an eye for the absurd, Craig Pittman recounts the extraordinary story of the people who brought the panther back from the brink of extinction, the ones who nearly pushed the species over the edge, and the cats that were caught in the middle. This being Florida, there's more than a little weirdness, too. An engrossing narrative of wry humor, sharp writing and exhaustive reportage, Cat Tale shows what it takes to bring one species back and what unexpected costs such a decision brings.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488098719
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020 “Witty and passionate.” —Lauren Groff “Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain.”—Gilbert King “The definitive book on one of America’s least understood apex predators. The story of how Florida’s panthers were saved from extinction is one that both deserves and needs to be told.” —Dane Huckelbridge The captivating tale of the Florida panther, its survival and rescue from extinction With novelistic detail and an eye for the absurd, Craig Pittman recounts the extraordinary story of the people who brought the panther back from the brink of extinction, the ones who nearly pushed the species over the edge, and the cats that were caught in the middle. This being Florida, there's more than a little weirdness, too. An engrossing narrative of wry humor, sharp writing and exhaustive reportage, Cat Tale shows what it takes to bring one species back and what unexpected costs such a decision brings.
The Iguana Cookbook, Save Florida Eat an Iguana
Author: George Cera
Publisher: George Cera
ISBN: 057801226X
Category : Cooking (Iguana meat)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Cera's advice on non-native animals, with iguana lore, family stories, and recipes.
Publisher: George Cera
ISBN: 057801226X
Category : Cooking (Iguana meat)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Cera's advice on non-native animals, with iguana lore, family stories, and recipes.
The Florida Manatee
Author: Roger L. Reep
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813066820
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Florida Manatee is an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology from two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813066820
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Florida Manatee is an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology from two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades.
Florida Bay Forever
Author: Daniel A Burkhardt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938905384
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938905384
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Florida Panthers
Author: William Caper
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597165328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explains why Florida panthers became an endangered species, and describes the efforts of scientists to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597165328
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explains why Florida panthers became an endangered species, and describes the efforts of scientists to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
A Land Remembered
Author: Patrick D Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561645826
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A Land Remembered has become Florida's favorite novel. Now this Student Edition in two volumes makes this rich, rugged story of the American pioneer spirit more accessible to young readers. Patrick Smith tells of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family battling the hardships of the frontier. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias and Emma MacIvey arrive in the Florida wilderness with their son, Zech, to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that his wealth has not been worth the cost to the land. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history with a cast of memorable characters who battle wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the Florida swamp. In this volume, meet young Zech MacIvey, who learns to ride like the wind through the Florida scrub on Ishmael, his marshtackie horse, his dogs, Nip and Tuck, at this side. His parents, Tobias and Emma, scratch a living from the land, gathering wild cows from the swamp and herding them across the state to market. Zech learns the ways of the land from the Seminoles, with whom his life becomes entwined as he grows into manhood. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561645826
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A Land Remembered has become Florida's favorite novel. Now this Student Edition in two volumes makes this rich, rugged story of the American pioneer spirit more accessible to young readers. Patrick Smith tells of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family battling the hardships of the frontier. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias and Emma MacIvey arrive in the Florida wilderness with their son, Zech, to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that his wealth has not been worth the cost to the land. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history with a cast of memorable characters who battle wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the Florida swamp. In this volume, meet young Zech MacIvey, who learns to ride like the wind through the Florida scrub on Ishmael, his marshtackie horse, his dogs, Nip and Tuck, at this side. His parents, Tobias and Emma, scratch a living from the land, gathering wild cows from the swamp and herding them across the state to market. Zech learns the ways of the land from the Seminoles, with whom his life becomes entwined as he grows into manhood. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Florida
Author: Lauren Groff
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473558492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
'Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John Mandel 'A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique' Guardian 'Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant' Ann Patchett 'It's beautiful. It's giving me rich, grand nightmares' Observer In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother. Florida is an exploration of the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury. 'Innovative and terrifyingly relevant. Any one of these stories is a bracing read; together they form a masterpiece' Stylist 'Lushly evocative . . . mesmerising . . . a writer whose turn of phrase can stop you on your tracks' Financial Times
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473558492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
'Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John Mandel 'A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique' Guardian 'Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant' Ann Patchett 'It's beautiful. It's giving me rich, grand nightmares' Observer In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother. Florida is an exploration of the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury. 'Innovative and terrifyingly relevant. Any one of these stories is a bracing read; together they form a masterpiece' Stylist 'Lushly evocative . . . mesmerising . . . a writer whose turn of phrase can stop you on your tracks' Financial Times
So You Want to Move to Florida
Author: Stan Farnham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781418451424
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Sniffles is a fun loving boy who has an adventurous mind, and is quite the mischievous one... He lives his life from a child's point of view in an adult world. He finds truths that are hard to except but lives his life the best way he can... He has his first crushes with the girls of his young life, but when he falls for an Irish Indian girl that lives close by, he finds out that society does not approve of their relationship. He struggles to fit into his all white community, and sees that there is not much room for that kind of transition. The attacks on family members, and the freedoms he finds, give insight and attention of how life had been for a young boy who wanted to live a normal life. Sniffles is a story of survival... This story tells his tale of how life once was... His story is true...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781418451424
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Sniffles is a fun loving boy who has an adventurous mind, and is quite the mischievous one... He lives his life from a child's point of view in an adult world. He finds truths that are hard to except but lives his life the best way he can... He has his first crushes with the girls of his young life, but when he falls for an Irish Indian girl that lives close by, he finds out that society does not approve of their relationship. He struggles to fit into his all white community, and sees that there is not much room for that kind of transition. The attacks on family members, and the freedoms he finds, give insight and attention of how life had been for a young boy who wanted to live a normal life. Sniffles is a story of survival... This story tells his tale of how life once was... His story is true...