The Everglades River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas – The definitive book on the Everglades, written in 1947 and still so compelling today.  Classic nature book that should be on everyone’s shelf

Voice of a River  by Marjory Stoneman Douglas – An autobiography 

Totch by Loren “Totch” Brown- autobiography of one of the most well known residents of the 10,000 islands area.  Totch and his family are among the original settlers of the area. This book is filled with history, compelling stories, and how one man, made his living in this daunting environment. 

Liquid Land – by Ted Levin – has some awesome descriptions of the area where we will be. Discusses the Glades, and some of the politics that surround it too.  

Tales of Old Florida – Castle – A collection of stories and pictures from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.  See Florida how it used to be. 

A Brief History of the Everglades City Area by Marya Repko– for those history buffs – a short but interesting book.  

Across the Everglades – Hugh Willoughby – two men and a canoe scout the Everglades in 1898.  Has interesting photos, a hand drawn map and many translations of Seminole Vocabulary 

Everglades Wildguide – National Park Handbook – Handbook 143 – A small book with an incredible amount of information on the ecosystem of the Everglades. A must have! 

Florida’s Fabulous Trees- W. Williams –there is a whole collection of these large, well illustrated books. Topics such as trees, mammals, reptiles, birds, etc.  They are all excellent! 

Killing Mr. Watson- Peter Matthiessen- A fictional novel based on historical fact.  The 10 day Wilderness Waterway trip we do visits many places mentioned in this book!

Swamp Screamer- Charles Fergus-Chronicles the plight of the Florida Panther – you will be driving by the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuges for some trips and there may be opportunities to hike here!