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The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of ParadiseThe Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrection of the Everglades, the saga of man's abuse of nature in southern Florida and his unprecedented efforts to make amends. Michael Grunwald, a prize
The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrection of the Everglades, the saga of man's abuse of nature in southern Florida and his unprecedented efforts to make amends. Michael Grunwald, a prize-winning national reporter for The Washington Post, takes readers on a riveting journey from the Ice Ages to the present, illuminating the natural, social and political history of one of America's most beguiling but least understood patches of land. The Everglades was America's last frontier, a wild country long after the West was won. Grunwald chronicles how a series of visionaries tried to drain and "reclaim" it, and how Mother Nature refused to bend to their will; in the most harrowing tale, a 1928 hurricane drowned 2,500 people in the Everglades. But the Army Corps of Engineers finally tamed the beast with levees and canals, converting half the Everglades into sprawling suburbs and sugar plantations. And though the southern Everglades was preserved as a national park, it soon deteriorated into an ecological mess. The River of Grass stopped flowing, and 90 percent of its wading birds vanished. Now America wants its swamp back. Grunwald shows how a new breed of visionaries transformed Everglades politics, producing the $8 billion rescue plan. That plan is already the blueprint for a new worldwide era of ecosystem restoration. And this book is a cautionary tale for that era. Through gripping narrative and dogged reporting, Grunwald shows how the Everglades is still threatened by the same hubris, greed and well-intentioned folly that led to its decline.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 03/27/2007
ISBN: 9780743251075
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.41h x 5.57w x 1.17d
Review Citations: New York Times 04/15/2007 pg. 24
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Size: 3X-Large, Color: Chocolate
Good quality, warm, sizing was dificult. I normally wear a size 12 shoe so I ordered an x-large but it was way too small. they shipped a size 11. Amazon was great with their free returns. I now ordered a xxx-large and they fit perfectly. x-large=11 and xxx-large=13
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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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Good deal
Size: 12, Color: Tan
True fit, slip resistant bottoms and comfortable.
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Slippers are nice But
Size: 11, Color: Chocolate
Slipper are warm and soft. The problem is the soles leave marks on the
floor. Washed the soles, still marks everywhere on hardwood floors.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Very comfortable
Size: 3X-Large, Color: Chocolate
Ahhhh! I think I found my slippers! They are wide enough, long enough, sturdy enough and comfortable. I might even buy a second pair to have handy.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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Summer flip flops
Size: 10, Color: Royale Palm
Good looking, comfortable and seams durable similar to havaianas.
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