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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $89, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXFLA11)
 
Eyewitness Guide Florida  •  Deni Brown
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES
This superb guide to Florida features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FLA23, $25.00)
 
The Everglades, River of Grass  •  Marjory Stoneman Douglas
NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES
A classic, historically important work on conservation and natural history. In 1915 Marjory Stoneman Douglas moved to Miami, then a town of 5,000 inhabitants. A lifelong advocate of the Everglades, environmentalist and writer, Douglas published this wonderful, prophetic book, which was instrumental in establishing Everglades National Park. This 60th Anniversary edition includes an afterward by journalist Michael Grunwald. (EGL01, $19.95)
  The Everglades, River of Grass
A Naturalist in Florida, A Celebration of Eden  •  Archie Carr
NATURAL HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES
This delightful book is a testimonial to natural Florida by the great biologist and popular writer Archie Carr. His books are classic: down-to-earth and funny, with a strong sense of place. (FLA07, $24.00)
  A Naturalist in Florida, A Celebration of Eden
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida  •  Peter Alden  •  Gil Nelson  •  Rick Cech
FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES
A pocket-size field guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Florida. In addition to its excellent descriptions and 1,300 photographs, this book includes an overview of the Everglades and other parks. (FLA19, $19.95)
  National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida
Everglades National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated
MAP
A full-color topographic map of the park at a scale of 1:100,000, printed on tear-proof paper. (FLA17, $9.95)
  Everglades National Park Map



Also Recommended
Compass Guide Florida  •  Chelle Koster Walton  •  Tony Arruza   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A colorful, informative guide to Florida. (FLA30, $21.95)
 
 
The New History of Florida  •  Michael Gannon   • HISTORY  •  A history of Florida, covering the last 10,000 years. (FLA26, $34.95)
 
 
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf  •  John Muir   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A botanical expedition through the post-Civil War South. (FLA09, $11.95)
 
 
Killing Mister Watson  •  Peter Matthiessen   • LITERATURE  •  Matthiessen tells a gripping story of frontier life in the Everglades, weaving historic news accounts and plenty of natural history into his fictional tale. (FLA03, $14.95)
 
 
Stormy Weather  •  Carl Hiassen   • LITERATURE  •  The bestseller set in Florida incorporating natural and cultural history. (FLA06, $7.99)
 
 
The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem  •  Thomas E. Lodge   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Lodge describes in detail the environments, plants and animals, along with conservation challenges in this comprehensive introduction. (EGL02, $54.95)
 
 
The Everglades: An Environmental History  •  David McCally  •  Raymond Arsenault  •  Gary Mormino   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Urging restoration of the Everglades, McCally argues that agriculture, especially sugar growing, must be abandoned or altered in this environmental history of the national park (EGL09, $19.95)
 
 
The Florida Everglades  •  Connie Toops   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A handsome picture book featuring the animals and habitats of the Everglades. (EGL08, $19.95)
 
 
The Orchid Thief  •  Susan Orlean   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A fast-paced history of orchid-mania, and the arrest and conviction of a South Florida hobbyist for making off with a protected species. (FLA33, $15.00)
 
 
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southern Florida  •  Allan Sander  •  G. Michael Flieg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient, pocket-sized guide to 236 species. (FLA29, $15.95)
 
 
Everglades Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handy, laminated fold-up card. (FLA65, $5.95)
 
 
Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference  •  Herbert Kale  •  David Maehr   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The definitive guide to Florida's many birds. (FLA13, $21.95)
 
 
Florida, Travellers' Wildlife Guide  •  Fiona Sunquist  •  Mel Sunquist  •  Les Beletsky   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact, comprehensive guide features color illustrations of common birds, mammals, fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians. (FLA32, $29.95)
 
 
Southwest Florida's Wetland Wilderness, Big Cypress Swamp and the Ten Thousand Islands  •  Jeff Ripple    •  Naturalist Ripple examines the Southwest Florida watershed in a photographic tribute. (FLA02, $16.95)
 
 

 
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