The Floridas: The Sunshine State * The Alligator State * The Everglade State * The Orange State * The Flower State * The Peninsula State * The Gulf State - Hardcover

Ian Adams

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763197815 ISBN 13: 9780763197810

Publisher: Browntrout Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Landscape photographer Ian Adams teams up with environmentalist Clay Henderson to explore the many Floridas that rub shoulders and bump heads inside the borders of the Sunshine State. Two hundred and eighty color photographs, closely supported by Adams’s extended captions and Henderson’s main text, take the reader on a grand tour of Florida’s natural and cultural beauty spots: seashores, springs, forests, wetlands, prairies, gardens, groves, and man-made structures ranging from prehistoric shell mounds to the mansions and roadside attractions of the last century. Woven into the geographic fabric of the book are Henderson’s authoritative essays on Florida’s geology, hydrology, climate, wildlife, prehistory, history, population growth, immigration patterns, cracker culture, eccentric erections, notable naturalists, and battles royal among developers and environmentalists. Adams joins to every one of his photographs a deeply researched caption calculated to illumine and expand the main text.

About this title

About the Author:

IAN ADAMS is the sole or principal photographer of thirteen books about nature, parks, and gardens in America, for which he has received numerous awards. He is a regular contributor to many regional and national magazines and has conducted more than 120 photography seminars around the country. CLAY HENDERSON is an environmental lawyer specializing in conservation and endangered species in Florida. As president of the Florida Audubon Society, he co-authored the Save Our Everglades state constitutional amendments. For his many public services, he has received awards from the Nature Conservancy, the Florida Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club, and the League of Women Voters.

Review:

"The glory of Florida’s vistas seems to jump off the pages. The pleasant flow of the text is enticing." --The Florida Historical Quarterly, Summer 2006

About this edition

• Publisher: Browntrout Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0763197815
• ISBN 13: 9780763197810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204