Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism (Florida History and Culture (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813034426 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly In the late 19th century, McIver explains, as many as five million egrets, herons, flamingos, spoonbills, terns, cormorants and other species were killed each year in Florida, shot by plume hunters who often decimated entire rookeries and sold the feathers to the American millinery trade to decorate women's hats. McIver spends a lot of time on details of Bradley's family history and on the changes wrought on southern Florida by the developer and railroad magnate Henry Morrison Flagler, a story that is important in its own right but adds little to the account of Bradley's murder. McIver's story might have been more effective if he had spent more time looking into the lives of the Everglades' settlers and showing how a law that increased their economic hardship could lead to murder. In 1901, to save them from extinction, the American Ornithologists' Union, backed by the newly formed Audubon So
K. Williams said Great book. The story of Guy Bradley was one I was told by a ranger in the Everglades when I was about 11 or 1"Great book" according to K. Williams. The story of Guy Bradley was one I was told by a ranger in the Everglades when I was about 11 or 12. How everything fell into place was something I had always wondered about. This book gives a lot of great history of south Florida. Being one of a rare breed I wa. . How everything fell into place was something I had always wondered about. This book gives a lot of great history of south Florida. Being one of a rare breed I wa. AN ENTERTAINING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK I have read Fort Lauderdale and Broward County, An Illustrated History by Mr. McIver and thought that was a great book. But his newest one is even better! It is a fascinating story not only about the struggle between Walter Smith and Guy Bradley, but also about . Historically fascinating description of early Florida The murder of Guy Bradley, and the subsequent failure of justice is an interesting, but in the end secondary part of this book. The strength of this narrative is the wonderful descriptions of the courageous, or perhaps desperate, settlers in a strange and extrem
”Guy Bradley’s colorful life and violent death have always seemed the stuff of myth. Petersburg TimesGuy Bradley, born in Chicago in 1870, was killed in 1905 only three years into his tenure as game warden in a south Florida that was still very much a frontier. His murderer, never prosecuted, was a one-eyed former Civil War sharpshooter who made his living supplying exotic plumage for women’s hats. At the time, an ounce of feathers was worth more than an ounce of gold. With great finesse, McIver evokes Bradley’s tumultuous world, chronicles the pitched battle to save wild birds, and resurrects a true folk hero.”—Booklist”Reminds us that Glades once was so wild that armed men quaked with fear.”—St. Bradley’s death sent shock waves across America and helped give impetus to the burgeoning environmental movement. . Death in the Everglades is both compelling history and a heart-tugging drama.”—Audubon”An eye-opening, informative account of the rise and demise of the cruel plume hunting trade and of Guy Bradley’s heroic dedication to protect a beautiful and valuable natural resource: the egrets and