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...
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