Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise This well-written and provocative volume combines history and investigative journalism and explores not only the environment of the Everglades, but also societal tensions with the natural environment and it's finite resources. The Swamp provides a detailed account tracing our historical desire to drain and subsequently develop the Everglades for urban growth, to our contemporary moment, in which we are desperately trying to save this natural wilderness. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)