Ditch of Dreams - The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future (Paperback)

For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers as ""not worthy,"" the project received continued support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder trace the twists and turns of the project through the years, drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971, though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled. Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the dispute - including the fate of Rodman Reservoir - have yet to be resolved.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Florida History and Culture
Release date:	September 2015
Authors:	Steven Noll • David Tegeder
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6173-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > Narrowboats & canals Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8130-6173-3
Barcode:	9780813061733

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