“Highly recommended.”—Choice
“Tells the story of the transformation of twentieth-century American liberalism, the fracturing of the New Deal coalition, and the birth of the environmental movement.”—New Books in American Studies
“Reveals as much about modern-day Florida as it does the state’s past—particularly when it comes to competing visions of progress, growth, preservation, and the use of political power to achieve those goals.”—Florida Trend
“Reads like an epic, a tale spanning centuries and filled with avarice, courage, determination, hubris, and a heroine out of central casting. Steven Noll and David Tegeder leave no stone unturned in their outstanding rendering of this most peculiar episode of Florida’s often-shameful environmental history.”—Tampa Bay History
“Noll and Tegeder do an excellent job of placing the canal within the context of local, state, and national politics.”—Journal of Southern History
“Touches every era and most great figures of Florida politics.”—Daytona Beach News-Journal
“A compelling narrative of the competing visions for Florida’s future, offering subtle insights into the contemporary politics of land use, federalism, pork-barrel politics, and the evolution of environmentalism.”—Enterprise and Society
