Description: The Everglades, FL, Postcards of America Explore Florida's Everglades, its history, the native tribes that called it home, and the fight to preserve the grassy wetlands documented through a collection of images. The Everglades once blanketed a quarter of Florida. Stretching from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, its saw grass prairies, mangrove swamps, and hammocks were home to a profusion of animals, plants, and prehistoric Native Americans, as well as Seminoles, Miccosukees, and Gladesmen of historic times. In 1904, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward ran for Florida governor with the political platform of creating farmland by dredging the Everglades and spilling its water into the ocean. By 1914, this spectacular natural feature was on the verge of destruction, and environmentalist May Mann Jennings led a grassroots movement to preserve Royal Palm Hammock. In the 1930s, Ernest Coe and Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought to preserve a larger area, culminating in the creation of Everglades National Park in 1947. Enjoy the rich history of Florida?s Everglades in this collection of 15 historic black-and-white postcards.
Price: 5.59 USD
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Arcadia Publishing
MPN: 978-0-7385-9146-9
Book Title: Everglades
Number of Pages: 15 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Item Height: 0.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 2.6 Oz
Author: Timothy A. Harrington, Robert S. Carr
Item Length: 4.2 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Book Series: Postcards of America Ser.
Format: Postcard Book or Pack
