The Everglades : an environmental history / David McCally ; foreword by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.

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pt. 1 A changing landscape; Rock, water, fire -- The mature system -- pt. 2 Changing peoples; Paleo and archaic indians -- The Calusa -- The Spanish -- pt. 3 The derelict land; The making of a derelick land, 1513-1714 -- The custard apple swamp -- The everglades trough -- The Miami Rocklands -- The Mangrove fringe -- The derelict system -- pt. 4 Drainage; Nineteenth-century prelude -- The progressive drainage effort, 1903-1913 -- Denouement -- pt. 5 Drainage reconsidered and pioneer settlement, 1912-1924 -- Drainage reconsidered, 1912-1913 -- Pioneer settlement, 1883-1924 -- pt. 6 Perfecting the developmental system; Drainage in the era of the Randolph Plan, 1913-1928 -- The corps of engineers, 1926-1947 -- A too-dry land, 1938-1948 -- Comprehensive water control begins in 1948 -- pt. 7 The fruits of development; Soil productivity -- Land consolidation, 1920-1940 -- Labor -- Everglades agricultural area, 1950 to the present.

"This work for general readers and environmentalists alike offers the first major discussion of the formation, development, and history of the Everglades, considered by many to be the most endangered ecosystem in North America. Comprehensive in scope, it begins with south Florida's geologic origins - before the Everglades became wetlands - and continues through the twentieth century, when sugar reigned as king of the Everglades Agricultural Area."--BOOK JACKET. "Charting the effects of human intervention on the region, David McCally traces its habitation from the Calusas and other native groups to the modern period dominated by agri-business."--Jacket.

"Urging restoration of the Everglades, McCally argues that agriculture, especially sugar growing, must be abandoned or altered. To buy time for public debate over the final form of a sustainable Everglades, he suggests the creation of a park modeled on New York's Adirondack State Park."--Jacket.

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