Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future

by Steven Noll and David Tegeder

Book Overview

Traces the long standing effort to build a canal across Florida "Offers timeless lessons about pork-barrel politics and the power of citizen-environmentalism. Most important, it reminds us that today's economic coup may well be tomorrow's environmental crisis."--Cynthia Barnett, author of Mirage "Ties the exploitation of the Ocklawaha to Florida history across nearly two centuries. Moreover, they bring to life the personalities of canal supporters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813061733
• ISBN13: 9780813061733
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"