Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:
Hells Bay, Monument Lake, Petrel Point, Little Africa, Snake Bight, & Dildo Key--the place names of South Florida's national parks are sometimes fanciful, sometimes frightening, and frequently puzzling. In "Words on the Wilderness", author Larry Perez explores the origins of over 400 individual topographic names and exposes the many stories that have given rise to today's historic places!
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Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:
Hells Bay, Monument Lake, Petrel Point, Little Africa, Snake Bight, & Dildo Key--the place names of South Florida's national parks are sometimes fanciful, sometimes frightening, and frequently puzzling. In "Words on the Wilderness", author Larry Perez explores the origins of over 400 individual topographic names and exposes the many stories that have given rise to today's historic places!
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Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:

Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:

by Larry Perez
Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:

Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks:

by Larry Perez

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Hells Bay, Monument Lake, Petrel Point, Little Africa, Snake Bight, & Dildo Key--the place names of South Florida's national parks are sometimes fanciful, sometimes frightening, and frequently puzzling. In "Words on the Wilderness", author Larry Perez explores the origins of over 400 individual topographic names and exposes the many stories that have given rise to today's historic places!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798331477561
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 09/16/2024
Pages: 162
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Larry Perez is a graduate of Florida International University and a long-time resident of Miami. He has spent well over two decades working in South Florida's natural areas as a naturalist for Miami-Dade County Parks and a ranger for Biscayne and Everglades National Parks.
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