A Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden
Archie Carr. Yale University Press, $24 (290pp) ISBN 978-0-300-06854-2
Essays celebrating the ecosystems of Florida by late conservationist Carr. (Dec.)
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Reviewed on: 09/23/1996
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