Description
Dot Gibson Publications, Published 1982. Wraps, 34 unnumbered pp.; 28 cm; ninth reprint, 1989; illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs; pictorial illustrated map of the Okefenokee.
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In Very Good condition. Staple bound. Glossy pictorial covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners with mild shelf wear; original white $2.95 circular price printed on front cover. Binding tight (staple bound). Interior pages clean and unmarked.A pictorial survey of the Okefenokee Swamp, a 700-square-mile wilderness spanning the Georgia-Florida border and one of the largest blackwater swamps in North America. Covers the swamp's geography (lakes, prairies, hammocks), wildlife (sandhill cranes, ospreys, anhingas, alligators), and remarkable botanical diversity including rare orchids and carnivorous plants (pitcher plants, bladderwort, sundew). Historical sections cover the Suwannee Canal era, the Hebard Cypress Company's logging operations, and Billy's Island. Visitor facilities at the Okefenokee Swamp Park and Stephen Foster State Park are also described. Includes a detailed illustrated map of the entire swamp.