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2003 · 008764 — Florida Classics Library Port Salerno Fla. ©2001 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 335 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm ; ISBN 9780912451558 0912451556 ; OCLC 51072959 ; gold and black cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Anyone reading this book will develop a working understanding of nearly every major Florida environmental issue from the last twenty-five years. The author a former Florida state senator uses twenty-two fictional short stories each constructed around an actual environmental issue to illustrate the challenges facing Florida as it tries to preserve a rural way of life that is threatened by population growth. Magnificent artwork by the great artist Paul Schulz complements the copy perfectly making the book as enjoyable to look at as it is to read. ; Rick Dantzler is an American lawyer former Florida politician and a member of the Democratic Party. From Winter Haven Dantzler served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1982 to 1990 and in the Florida Senate from 1990 to 1998. ; Contents: All is well -- Finally home -- Straight talk at Flamingo -- Hallowed ground -- Crapper Creek -- All grown up -- One day at a time -- The blessing and the curse -- The legend of Marley Pinder -- The animal band -- The chair -- Under the panther moon -- Too close for comfort -- Soldier -- The cow pens -- The right spirit -- Endless possibilities -- A day well lived -- The sentinels -- The ghost -- Wonders of the deep -- The footwashers ; includes map of story locations ; FINE/FINE <br/> <br/> Florida Classics Library, Port Salerno, Fla., ©2001 hardcover