South Florida Waterways

Name: South Florida Waterways
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ISBN: 9781492936688

ISBN-10: 1492936685

ISBN-13: 9781492936688

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Description:

The essays in this book are about the rivers, lakes, springs, Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico, the latter two as they relate to South Florida. Among the subjects covered: Should the Everglades be considered a river of grass? How did French science-fiction writer Jules Verne use the Alafia River near Gibsonton as a launching site for his fictional rocket to the moon a hundred years before scientists launched rockets from Cape Kennedy? How does Lake Okeechobee link the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico? Where did Ponce de Leon first land in Florida? And what about his supposed search for a Fountain of Youth? How did famous writers (Zane Grey and Ernest Hemingway), as well as…

Book details

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 12/29/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English