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

Traces the long standing effort to build a canal across Florida. The book reveals much about competing visions of progress, economic growth, and environmental preservation in the fragile ecosystem of Florida, as well as the 'ins and outs, ' of politics, influence, and power in the Sunshine State. The history of the canal is not just a story of Florida's past, but a compelling lesson for its future.--

• | Author: Steven Noll
• | Publisher: University Press of Florida
• | Publication Date: September 15, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 410 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0813061733
• | ISBN-13: 9780813061733