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X-WR-CALNAME:Book Discussion Group in Jacksonville at Postal code 3225
	8\, United States - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:  We will meet again for another stimulating sharing of id
	eas on August 27th at 7:30. We will be reading The Everglades - River 
	of Grass by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas. Amazon.com Review Originally pu
	blished in 1947\, The Everglades was one of those rare books\, like Un
	cle Tom's Cabin and Silent Spring\, to have an immediate political eff
	ect: it helped draw public attention to a vast and little-known area t
	hat South Florida developers had deemed a worthless swamp and were bus
	ily draining\, damming\, and remaking\, and it mustered needed public 
	support for President Harry Truman's controversial order\, later that 
	year\, to protect more than 2 million acres as Everglades National Par
	k. Remote and seldom visited\, the Everglades nonetheless had a rich h
	uman history: several Native American peoples\, Spanish explorers\, Fr
	ench and English pirates\, runaway slaves\, and Anglo trappers and fis
	hermen all came to this limestone basin and made their lives among its
	 slowly moving water and fast-growing sawgrass. It is this human histo
	ry\, more than the life histories of the Everglades' deer\, panthers\,
	 scorpions\, serpents\, and alligators\, that occupies most of Marjori
	e Stoneman Douglas's pages\; even so\, her lyrical if sometimes sentim
	ental account of the area's flora and fauna makes for fine reading. Do
	uglas died in 1998 at the age of 107\, having done more than any other
	 one person to protect this magnificent portion of wild America. Anyon
	e wishing to continue her good work--and to understand the Everglades'
	 importance in the shape of things--will find great riches in her book
	. --Gregory McNamee Copies of the book are available at public librari
	es and bookstores. The picture above is of the first edition book cove
	r. Join us for an informal\, relaxed\, discussion. RSVP here or call N
	ancy at 725-4439. Contact Nancy if you need directions to her house.\n
LOCATION:Postal code 32258\, United States @ Jacksonville, Florida 322
	58 United States
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