Salvaging the Real Florida

Salvaging the Real Florida
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Publisher : University Press of Florida
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9780813059020
ISBN-13 : 081305902X
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Salvaging the Real Florida by : Bill Belleville

Download or read book Salvaging the Real Florida written by Bill Belleville and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2011-04-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern life has a tendency to trap people in cubicles, cars, and cookie-cutter suburbs. Thankfully, someone comes along now and then to remind us of the beauty that presents itself when we turn off the information feeds and turn away from the daily grind. Bill Belleville’s enchanting Salvaging the Real Florida invites readers to rediscover treasures hidden in plain sight. Join Belleville as he paddles a glowing lagoon, slogs through a swamp, explores a spring cave, dives a "literary" shipwreck, and pays a visit to the colorful historic district of an old riverboat town. Journey with him in search of the apple snail, the black bear, a rare cave-dwelling shrimp, and more. Everywhere he goes, Belleville finds beauty, intrigue, and, more often than not, a legacy in peril. Following in the tradition of John Muir, William Bartram, and Henry David Thoreau, Belleville forges intimate connections with his surroundings. Like the works of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Archie Carr, his evocative stories carry an urgent and important call to preserve what is left of the natural world.


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