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"A
River in Flood"
and Other Florida Stories
by Marjory
Stoneman Douglas
edited by Kevin
McCarthy
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In the pantheon of Florida writers, Marjory Stoneman Douglas is
cherished as the grande dame. Famous as the author of The
Everglades: River of Grass, prolific as a writer and
passionate as an environmental crusader for almost a century, and
beloved today at age 108, she remains the nation's best link to a
remarkable era in Florida history.
The timeless themes of her stories in this new collection
resonate with interest for readers today. Whether the subject is
hurricanes, cockfighting, real estate deals, struggling
immigrants, or corruption in the Everglades, Douglas wrote about
it with distinction--and usually first. Originally published in
the Saturday Evening Post during the 1920s and 1930s,
the golden age of the short story, these nine works have never
before been collected or available in one place.
Kevin M. McCarthy, who edited the companion volume, Nine
Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, offers an
introduction to each story, explaining its significance, setting,
unusual references, place in Douglas's works, and significance to
the history of South Florida.
Kevin M. McCarthy, professor of English and
Florida studies at the University of Florida, is the author or
editor of seventeen other books, including Florida
Lighthouses, Florida Stories, and More Florida Stories
(published by the University Press of Florida).
The stories:
"At Home on the Marcel Waves"
"Solid Mahogany"
"Goodness Gracious, Agnes"
"A River in Flood"
"The Mayor of Flamingo"
"Stepmother"
"You Got to Go, But You Don't Have to Come Back"
"High-Goal Man"
"Wind Before Morning"
1998. 176
pp. 6 X 9.
9
illustrations.
ISBN
0-8130-1622-3
Cloth, $39.95s
ISBN 0-8130-1623-1
Paper,$17.95
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About Nine
Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas:
"Written as entertainment for a mass market . . . crammed
with colorful characters, vivid incidents and palpable
atmosphere. . . . A reminder of a Florida gone by or fast
disappearing."--Orlando Sentinel
"Reflects the same concerns found in her better-known
non-fiction work--a fascination with the beauty of Florida and a
warning against its imminent destruction."--Tallahassee
Democrat
"All these tales have things to say about who we are and why we choose to live here. At her best, Douglas is a ripsnorting yarn-spinner. . . . What these stories best bring out for today's readers is a dear, sweet nostalgia for a South Florida which, like Douglas herself, is now lost to all of us." --
Miami Herald
"Should solidify Douglas's place as a chronicler of both humans and nature and serve as a reminder that the state now synonomous with retirement communities was once 'a wide, dreaming country.'" --
Publishers Weekly
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