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  1. Everglades River of Grass 60th Anniversary Edition by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 2007-09-03
  2. Voice of the River by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1990-03-01
  3. Hurricane / by Marjory Stoneman Douglas ; with an afterword by Dr. Neil Frank by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1976
  4. Road to the Sun by Marjory Stoneman DOUGLAS, 1952
  5. Nine Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Florida Sand Dollar Books)
  6. Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Tricia Andryszewski, 1994-10-01
  7. VOICE OF THE RIVER An Autobiography with John Rothchild by Marjory Stoneman with John Rothchild Douglas, 1987
  8. FREEDOM RIVER by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1953-01-01
  9. Hurricane by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1958
  10. Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Single Titles) by Kieran Doherty, 2002-09-01
  11. Marjory Stoneman Douglas:Voice (Earth Keepers Book) by Nelson Bryant, 1997-12-09
  12. The Wide Brim: Early Poems and Ponderings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Florida History and Culture)
  13. Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the Florida Everglades (Pineapple Press Biography) by Sandra Wallus Sammons, 2010-05-01
  14. The Everglades: River of Grass (Special 50th Anniversary Edition) by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1997-03-01

1. Marjory Stoneman Douglas - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 May 14, 1998) was an American journalist and environmentalist. A prolific writer turned conservationist,
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conservation advocacy Occupation writer Marjory Stoneman Douglas April 7 May 14 ) was an American journalist and environmentalist most associated with battles to stop the draining and development of the Florida Everglades . Douglas grew up in Massachusetts , married early but briefly, and moved to a very young Miami to work for The Miami Herald . She became a freelance writer , producing over a hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines. Her 1947 book The Everglades: River of Grass redefined popular conception of the Everglades as a river worth saving instead of a worthless swamp, and its impact is compared to that of Silent Spring . Her books, stories, and journalism career brought her influence in Miami that she used in order to advance her causes.

2. Defender Of The Everglades: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduated from Wellesley with straight A s with the elected honor of Class Orator.
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Long before scientists became alarmed ... Mrs. Douglas was railing at officials for destroying wetlands. Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Defender of the Everglades Marjory Stoneman Douglas, born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduated from Wellesley with straight A's with the elected honor of "Class Orator." That title proved to be prophetic. In 1915, following a brief and calamitous marriage, she arrived in Miami, working for her father at the Miami Herald . She worked first as a society reporter, then as an editorial page columnist, and later established herself as a writer of note. Here she took on the fight for feminism, racial justice, and conservation long before these causes became popular. She was ahead of her time in recognizing her need for independence and solitude, yet never considered herself entirely a feminist, saying: "I'd like to hear less talk about men and women and more talk about citizens." Her book

3. The Everglades In The Time Of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (18901998) was Florida’s premier environmental activist. The daughter of Frank Stoneman, Miami Herald’s first editor, and graduate
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These photographs from the Florida Photographic Collection document the nature, culture, development and conservation of the Florida Everglades, a massive wetland ecosystem that has been the focus of much human activity and as well as debate throughout the 20th Century. Culture Development Conservation Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1985) The daughter of Frank Stoneman, Miami Herald Her seminal work, The Everglades: River of Grass (1947) has often been credited as a pioneer literary work in the emerging environmental movement. She is seen here at the naming of the Department of Natural Resources administration building in her honor. Photographed on April 4, 1985. Alligator in the Everglades (1958) More than any other animal or plant, the

4. Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman douglas marjory stoneman Douglas (April 7 1890 May 14 1998) was an eminent American conservationist and writer
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5. Florida Everglades - Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graduating in 1912 from Wellesley College with her major in English composition
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graduating in 1912 from Wellesley College with her major in English composition she moved to Miami to work with her father, Frank Stoneman who was editor of the Miami Herald. Her literary career encompasses numerous works and Ms. Douglas is credited with writing over 40 short stories published by the Saturday Evening Post. A true naturalist, she wrote article after article to try to discourage the ever growing commercial development in South Florida.
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It was in 1947 Marjory Stoneman Douglas published one of the best known conservation books to date: " The Everglades: River of Grass " to educate people and increase public awareness about the Everglades. Through her tremendous efforts and leadership she was successful in her campaign sponsoring establishment the Everglades National Park and in 1969 she helped found the conservation organization, Friends of the Everglades.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area Year Established: Size: 1,296,500 acres
Description: A river six inches deep and 50 miles wide flows with imperceptible slowness across southern Florida, a "river of grass" forming the heart of the Everglades. From its birth along the shores of Lake Okeechobee, the river drops only 15 feet on its long voyage to saltwater at Florida Bay. Upon the water of this river the life of southern Florida depends. Here you'll find a land of fragile lushness, of the ever-present alligator, of multitudes of colorful birds including flamingoes, roseate spoonbills, egrets and herons, pelicans, cranes and hawks, ibises, storks, frigatebirds, kites and skimmers . . . a land of indescribable wonder. Primarily a marsh of scattered tall grasses covering about 1.4 million acres, Everglades National Park contains only a part of the watery expanse called "everglades." Most of the park has been designated Wilderness, originally named Everglades Wilderness with a name change in 1997. Despite the refreshment its name implies, life in the Everglades hangs by a wet thread, the freshwater required to sustain the vast and varied species being drastically blocked by human intervention. Life in the Everglades comes nowhere near the abundance it once demonstrated. About one-third of the park is comprised of the shallow waters of Florida Bay with its tiny keys. Most of these small islands are nesting sites for birds. The saltwater teems with fish, porpoises, sea turtles, sharks and manatees.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Everglades Champion
Marjory Stoneman Douglas , champion of the Florida Everglades and founder of Florida's environmental movement passed away on May 14th, 1998 at the age of 108. Her lifetime achievements include work as a civil rights activist, a crusader for women's rights, a journalist and playwright, and the first Florida woman in the U.S. Naval Reserves. Her greatest legacy, however, is the profound impact she had on the environment, notably in South Florida. Her book entitled The Everglades: River of Grass published in 1947, served to bring public attention to the Everglades at a time when people looked upon the Everglades as little more than a swamp. The book took five years to research, but as she later wrote, it was "an idea that would consume me for the rest of my life." Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998)
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8. Marjory Stoneman Douglas - Bibliography
Features books, pamphlets, plays and articles by this writer and environmentalist, cataloged by date .
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April 7, 1890 - May 14, 1998 MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS BIBLIOGRAPHY Originally Published in The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature Volume 8, 1997, 55-73. By Rosalie E. Leposky
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Miami, Florida ARTICLES ABOUT MS. DOUGLAS MARJORY'S FRIENDS AND PEERS MARJORY'S HOME ... DRAMA/ELECTRONIC/FILM/MUSIC/VIDEO RECORDINGS Books Douglas, Marjory Stoneman and Ralph Stoutamire. The Parks and Play grounds of Florida. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 62, New Series, December 1932. 29 pages. Revised edition published in August 1935, 31 pages. Revised edition published in May, 1938, 46 pages. Reprinted in January 1942, 45 pages. (Two electronic formats of 1932 and 1938 editions are on line in as part of the Text Collection, State University of Florida PALMM Project the 1932 http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/dl/UF00003083.jpg PDF version http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/dl/UF00003083.pdf and the 1938 http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/dl/UF00003082.jpg PDF version http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/dl/UF00003082.pdf ) Please Note: Size difference copy of 32 edition on line is 20 pages. The Everglades River of Grass New York: Rinehart, 1947. Rinehart published seven editions of

9. Everglades National Park -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas
In her 1987 autobiography written with John Rothchild, marjory stoneman douglas Voice of the River, douglas summarizes the Everglades role as the major
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M ARJORY S TONEMAN D OUGLAS:
V ISIONARY OF THE E VERGLADES

arjory Stoneman Douglas was a force to be reckoned with. Called the "mother of the Everglades," she was an environmentalist, activist, feminist, and independent thinker longer than many of us have been around. (She died in 1998 at 108 years old.) Her name is synonymous with the Everglades for her tireless, ground-breaking efforts to protect this watery region - a region her adversaries considered a worthless swamp. Douglas was perhaps most known for her best-selling book, The Everglades: River of Grass. First published in 1947, River of Grass awakened residents and visitors to the notion of the Everglades as a vast, flowing river. Her descriptive, fluid prose portrays the strange beauty of the region and diversity of its wildlife; recounts the history of the native peoples, explorers, and conquerors who traveled here; explains its importance as the region's watershed; and addresses modern civilization's impact on this fragile ecosystem. Douglas lived in South Florida from 1915 until her death and, through the decades, wrote extensively about the region. Twenty years afterpublishing

10. Everglades: Friends Of The Everglades
These opening words from marjory stoneman douglas immortal book In his introduction to her autobiography marjory stoneman douglas Voice of the River
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Defender of the Everglades "There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them..."
These opening words from Marjory Stoneman Douglas' immortal book "Everglades: River of Grass" crystallize the uniqueness of the Everglades. These words could also be used to describe Marjory herself, who is as rare and unique as the Everglades she has worked so hard to protect. Marjory Stoneman Douglas, born April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduated from Wellesley with straight A's with the elected honor of "Class Orator." That title proved to be prophetic. In 1915, following a brief and calamitous marriage, she arrived in Miami, working for her father at the Miami Herald . She worked first as a society reporter, then as an editorial page columnist, and later established herself as a writer of note. Here she took on the fight for feminism, racial justice, and conservation long before these causes became popular.

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In 1975, marjory stoneman douglas was named Conservationist of the year by the For marjory stoneman douglas, though, the public s concern about the
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Georgiann Smith Marjory Stoneman Douglas Menu Background In 1975, Marjory Stoneman Douglas was named Conservationist of the year by the Florida Audubon Society for more than 60 years of dedicated work of informing people of the importance of the Florida Everglades and also for her efforts to conserve, protect and restore the Everglades. She was awarded with the same honor by the Florida Wildlife Federation a year later. For Marjory Stoneman Douglas, though, the public's concern about the threatened Everglades' ecosystem was the best reward. Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born on April 7, 1890. When Marjory was four, she went with her parents on a trip to Florida. She would always remember "the marvelous light, the wonderful white tropic light." Marjory had a rough childhood in which she moved often from state to state in order for her father to find work. Her parents divorced and she spent most of her childhood with her mother. To escape her troubled household she would read. She loved books and also began to write stories of her own. In the fall of 1908, Marjory left home to attend Wellesley College, a women's college near Boston. She quickly took an interest in continuing her writing and found a new interest in public speaking. In 1911, during her third year at Wellesley, Marjory and some of her friends formed a club to support the voting rights of women. (Until 1920, only men could vote.) When asked why she formed the club Marjory explained, "You have to stand up for some things in this world."

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    Marjory Stoneman Douglas pioneering conservationist Born: Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Douglas was raised in New England and attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After working with the Red Cross in Europe during World War I, Douglas moved to Florida in 1915. She became a reporter for her father's newspaper, which would later be renamed the Miami Herald. Stoneman began her editorial career by writing light articles for the society pages, but soon changed to writing hard-hitting editorials on then-controversial subjects including women's rights, racial justice, and conservation. As a newspaper columnist she discovered the cause that would consume her for the remainder of her life: preservation of the Florida Everglades. At a time when many people viewed the Everglades as nothing more that a mosquito-filled swamp, Stoneman wrote articles revealing its beauty and portraying the fascinating plants, birds, animals, fish, reptiles, waterways, and other natural wonders of these vast wetlands. She also joined various committees dedicated to ensuring the survival of the Everglades. In 1947, she published a best-selling book called

14. CNN - 'Mother Of The Everglades' Dead At 108 - May 14, 1998
Friends of the Everglades, founded in 1969 by marjory stoneman douglas Everglades National Women s History Encyclopedia marjory stoneman douglas
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas May 14, 1998 Web posted at: 12:57 p.m. EDT (1657 GMT) MIAMI (CNN) Before World War I began, Marjory Stoneman Douglas began a life-long fight that would keep South Florida at the center of political and environmental controversy for most of this century: the battle to save the Everglades Douglas dedicated her life to urging people to stop thinking of the Everglades as a wasteland to be conquered; to think of the "River of Grass" instead as a paradise to be preserved. The embattled wetland lost its "Mother" early Thursday when Douglas died in her sleep at age 108. Her body will be cremated and her ashes spread over the portion of Everglades National Park that bears her name, said Douglas' attorney and friend, William T. Muir.
"It's not too late or we wouldn't be working. We simply cannot let everything be destroyed. We can't do that, not if we want water. We've got to take care of what we have."
"The years caught up with her," Muir said.

15. Person Of The Week: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
That made it appropriate for Wellesley College to remember marjory stoneman douglas 12, who spearheaded the effort to save the River of Grass.
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This week President Clinton signed the $8 billion Everglades Restoration Act into law. That made it appropriate for Wellesley College to remember Marjory Stoneman Douglas '12, who spearheaded the effort to save the "River of Grass." Douglas received many awards and tributes for her work. We draw special attention to two. In 1977 she received a Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award. And in 1993, at the age of 103, she was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom . Its citation said, "An extraordinary woman who has devoted her long life to protecting the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades, and to the cause of equal rights for all Americans, Marjory Stoneman Douglas personifies passionate commitment. Her crusade to preserve and restore the Everglades has enhanced our Nation's respect for our precious environment, reminding all of us of nature's delicate balance. Grateful Americans honor the "Grandmother of the Glades" by following her splendid example in safeguarding America's beauty and splendor for generations to come." Mrs. Douglas donated her Medal to Freedom to Wellesley College. Douglas was born in 1890 in Minneapolis. After her parents separated, Marjory and her mother lived with her mother's family in Taunton, Massachusetts. Marjory said, "I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley. Wellesley was the nearest good college in those days and I chose it even though my good friends were going elsewhere." In her autobiography

16. Douglas, Marjory Stoneman --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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18. DEP Kids Page - Pioneer Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The untiring efforts of marjory stoneman douglas, a writer and environmentalist who fell in love with the Everglades in the early 1900 s, were instrumental
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born : April 7, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died : May 14, 1998 in her home in Coconut Grove, Florida Accomplishments Graduated from Wellesley College in 1912, elected "Class Orator"
Won many O. Henry awards for published short stories
1947 book The Everglades: River of Grass continues in print
Helped establish the Everglades National Park in 1947
Spearheaded The Friends of the Everglades, a conservation organization, in 1969
1.3 million-acre Everglades wilderness area dedicated in her name on the Park's fiftieth anniversary Environmental Legacy
The untiring efforts of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, a writer and environmentalist who fell in love with the Everglades in the early 1900's, were instrumental to protecting the Everglades existence.
As an assistant editor of The Miami Herald, Douglas wrote editorials urging protection of Florida's unique regional character in the face of rapid commercial development. After leaving the paper in 1923, she devoted herself to her literary career, writing extensively about south Florida conservation. In 1947, Douglas published The Everglades: River of Grass as part of The Rivers of America Series. This book, a guide and a natural/political history, not only raised awareness regarding the Everglades but also helped to diminish the national misperception of wetlands as swamps. Still in print, Everglades: River of Grass sells more than 10,000 copies a year.

19. Marjory Stoneman Douglas House
Author, activist, and Medal of Freedom honoree marjory stoneman douglas lived and worked in this house for more than 70 years. When she died in 1998 at age
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a. Author, activist, and Medal of Freedom honoree Marjory Stoneman Douglas lived and worked in this house for more than 70 years. When she died in 1998 at age 108, Douglas was probably best known as an environmentalist. In 1947, she focused national attention on Florida's unique natural resources with her book, The Everglades: River of Grass , which she wrote in this house. The building is an excellent local example of Masonry Vernacular architecture featuring an eclectic combination of Tudor Revival and Medieval Revival details. b. Historic photograph of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas House, circa 1926, with Miss Douglas seated on the front steps.

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marjory stoneman douglas Wilderness All life in the Everglades hangs by a wet thread — the fresh water required to sustain the vast and varied species
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