Marjory Stoneman Douglas is considered by many to be the first lady of the Everglades. What others called a worthless swamp, she dubbed the “river of grass,” and she fought fiercely to protect and revive the Everglades in her lifetime. Her autobiography, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River, is the story of a strong-willed, determined woman who let nothing stand in the way of accomplishing her goals and living “my own life in my own way.” Everglades: River of Grass chronicles her involvement in Everglades affairs.
""This vivid of a full and inspiring life illustrates the wonderful
potential of the human spirit. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is a
national treasure.""
"A worthy tribute to a distinguished writer and eminent
conservationist."
"This vivid of a full and inspiring life illustrates the wonderful
potential of the human spirit. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is a
national treasure."
``Complaining about being old, nobody loves you, nobody comes to see you is a big mistake. Maybe people don't come to see you because you bore them to death,'' 97-year-old Douglas writes. This author/conservationist has been making headlines and boring few in Florida since 1915 when she began writing for the Miami Herald, the paper her father founded. Her story is wordy, chatty, and well worth wading through. Each page is packed with wit, insight, and common sense. Douglas also wrote the well-read The Everglades: river of grass (1947). Douglas's voice is as flowing and forceful as the river she writes about. Jo Cates, Poynter Inst. for Media Studies Lib., St. Petersburg, Fla.
""This vivid of a full and inspiring life illustrates the wonderful
potential of the human spirit. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is a
national treasure.""
"A worthy tribute to a distinguished writer and eminent
conservationist."
"This vivid of a full and inspiring life illustrates the wonderful
potential of the human spirit. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is a
national treasure."
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