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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO33. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Compass Guide Florida
Chelle Koster Walton
Tony Arruza
GUIDEBOOK
A colorful, informative guide to Florida.
(FLA30, $21.95) |
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The New History of Florida
Michael Gannon
HISTORY
A history of Florida, covering the last 10,000 years.
(FLA26, $34.95) |
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A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
John Muir
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A botanical expedition through the post-Civil War South.
(FLA09, $11.95) |
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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) |
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Stormy Weather
Carl Hiassen
LITERATURE
The bestseller set in Florida incorporating natural and cultural history.
(FLA06, $7.99) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Florida Everglades
Connie Toops
NATURAL HISTORY
A handsome picture book featuring the animals and habitats of the Everglades.
(EGL08, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Everglades Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species
James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE
A handy, laminated fold-up card.
(FLA65, $5.95) |
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Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference
Herbert Kale
David Maehr
FIELD GUIDE
The definitive guide to Florida's many birds.
(FLA13, $21.95) |
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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) |
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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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