Florida: The Long Frontier.
DOUGLAS, Marjory Stoneman.
Florida: The Long Frontier.
First Edition of Florida: The Long Frontier; Inscribed by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in the Year of Publication
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
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First edition of this historical and cultural study of Florida that traces the region’s development from early exploration through the modern era. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Jennette Hartway, To increase her interest and her knowledge of ‘Florida: The Long Frontier’, to which she is so often a visitor. With best wishes, Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Coconut Grove, Florida, November, 1967.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A newspaper article about Douglas titled “Author Tells Of Rewarding Search” laid in. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) was an American journalist, author, and environmental advocate best known for her influential work on the ecology and preservation of the Florida Everglades. A longtime writer for the Miami Herald, Douglas combined literary skill with investigative reporting to draw attention to the environmental and political challenges facing Florida’s unique landscape. Her landmark book The Everglades: River of Grass (1947) reframed public understanding of the region by presenting the Everglades as a vital and complex ecosystem rather than a useless swamp, helping to inspire conservation efforts and environmental policy reforms.
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