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The book \u003c!--qkimaf ggX1Ec_v\/HugV6--\u003e\u003c!--cqw1tb ggX1Ec_v\/HugV6--\u003edetails his historic 1897 coast-to-coast expedition\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e across the southern Florida Everglades in a canoe, making him and his guide, Ed Brewer, the first non-Native Americans to successfully traverse and map the region from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"\u003eKey Themes and Content\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgUEAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eThe Reality of the Landscape\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e: Willoughby disproves the common 19th-century misconception that the Everglades was a stagnant, disease-ridden swamp. Instead, he describes it as a healthy \"river of grass\" filled with pure, constantly moving water and surprisingly fresh air.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgUEAU\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eScientific Contributions\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e: Far from just an adventure story, the book includes early, highly meticulous scientific observations. Willoughby collected water samples that were later analyzed at the University of Pennsylvania, categorized the local wildlife, and documented the region's flora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eIngenious Mapping\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e: Because dense sawgrass made traditional ship logs or surveying wheels useless, Willoughby describes how he engineered a bicycle wheel fitted with paddles and an odometer to measure his daily travel distance through the water.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgUEA8\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eSurviving the Wilderness\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e: The book outlines the immense physical hardships of the trek, including navigating through razor-sharp sawgrass, dealing with swarms of mosquitoes, and running dangerously low on food supplies.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgUEBQ\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003eCultural Observations\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e: The journal includes detailed interactions with the local Seminole Indians, whom Willoughby greatly respected. The book features a rare, 18-page vocabulary appendix of the Seminole language.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" data-sae=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"\u003eHistorical Impact: \u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003eToday, the book is considered a cornerstone piece of Florida exploration literature. Because the Everglades has been dramatically altered by 20th-century development, Willoughby's 1898 text remains an invaluable ecological baseline used by modern scientists to measure environmental degradation and guide restoration efforts.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49298061885667,"sku":null,"price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a7eb96b2-6c71-4d5d-ae03-8c3490b0fbad.jpg?v=1782237710","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/de\/products\/across-the-everglades-by-hugh-l-willoughby-very-good-1898-hc-192-pgs-j-b-lippincott","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}