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Episode 184: Marjory Stoneman Douglas

December 26, 2023 • Chadd Scott • Season 4 • Episode 184

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When did "environmentalist" become a dirty word to Republicans?

Our guest for this episode is author Jack Davis. Davis has joined us twice before to discuss the recovery of the bald eagle and the Gulf of Mexico. Check the archive for those two outstanding shows.

This time, we're discussing a Florida icon, a feminist icon, a conservation icon, and an Everglades icon: Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Douglas coined the term "river of grass" to describe the Everglades, founded the Friends of the Everglades non-profit, and lived to be 108 years old. Davis wrote the definitive Marjory Stoneman Douglas biography, "An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the American Environmental Century."

Davis will be one of the Florida literary legends joining Craig at the 2024 Key West Literary Seminar January 11-14.