Paradise Lost?: The Environmental History of Florida
Edited by Jack E. Davis and Raymond Arsenault. Paperback, 432 pgs, University Press of Florida, 2005.

This collection of essays surveys the environmental history of the Sunshine State, from Spanish exploration to the present, and provides an organized, detailed overview of the reciprocal relationship between humans and Florida’s unique peninsular ecology. Of obvious value to environmentalists and general readers interested in Florida’s history, exploration, and development, the book also serves as a solid introduction to the subject for undergraduate and graduate students.