The Wide Brim: Early Poems and Ponderings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Jack E. Davis (Editor)
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"This collection is a treasure . . . the poetry a delightful surprise. Everyone who cares about Florida will be inspired by the early musings of this legendary crusader."--Carl Hiaasen "This volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of Douglas as well as the early tension between the environment and development in the state. It will be of tremendous value to historians interested in Florida's boom years and to environmental historians."--Suzan Harrison, Eckerd College show more Often described as the savior of the Everglades, Marjory Stoneman Douglas is best known for having been Florida's most passionate environmentalist, but she was first, foremost, and always a writer. As the author of fiction and nonfiction books, most notably The Everglades: River of Grass, and scores of short stories, Douglas devoted over ninety years to her career as a writer. Her fascinating and little-known work as a journalist began as a columnist for the Miami Herald. The Wide Brim presents a collection of her best articles--many of which were preceded by a poem of her own composition--from her daily column "The Galley," which ran from 1920 until 1923. The selections reflect Douglas's many voices, which made her a distinctive commentator of the time: nature lover, South Florida booster, political analyst, woman, social progressive, intellectual, and philosopher and observer of human nature. With the same passion and eloquence that she became famous for in later years, Douglas maneuvered gracefully from one topic to the next. From straightforward commentary to witty prose, from harsh criticism to infectious humor, from biting sarcasm to whimsical verse, from glimpses into nature to those into human nature, the rich and vibrant voice of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in her 30s is now readily accessible. Because Douglas's columns engage matters of the day, the pieces collected in this volume provide insight not only into her maturation as a writer and civic-minded citizen of South Florida but also into the intellectual, cultural, and political world of Miami in the early stages of its development. For today's reader, her columns combine literature and history at their most informative and entertaining. show lessTags
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) lived in Florida for eighty-three years. She was a journalist, fiction and nonfiction writer, editor, publisher, and crusader for women's rights, racial justice, and the environment. She became known for work in nature conservancy after the publication of Everglades: River of Grass in 1947, but it was many show more years later, in 1969, at age 79, when she founded the Friends of the Everglades. In 1993, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Michael Grunwald is a senior writer for POLITICO Magazine. Parts of this essay were adapted from his award-winning book, The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise. show less
Jack E. Davis was born on July 13, 1956. He received bachelor's and master's degree from the University of South Florida and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. He taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Jordan, and Eckerd College. He is currently a professor at the University of Florida. He has written several books show more including Race Against Time: Culture and Separation in Natchez Since 1930, which won the Charles S. Sydnor Prize for the best book in southern history, and The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, which won the Kirkus Prize and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for history. He also edited three anthologies and a collection of writings by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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