{"product_id":"death-in-the-everglades-the-murder-of-guy-bradley-americas-first-martyr-to-environmentalism-9780813066011","title":"Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Guy Bradley's colorful life and violent death have always seemed the stuff of myth. . . . \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Everglades \u003c\/i\u003eis both compelling history and a heart-tugging drama.\"--\u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An eye-opening, informative account of the rise and demise of the cruel plume hunting trade and of Guy Bradley's heroic dedication to protect a beautiful and valuable natural resource: the egrets and flamingoes, roseate spoonbills and herons that still grace the Glades and our shorelines.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rescues from obscurity a key chapter in the history of American environmentalism. . . . With great finesse, McIver evokes Bradley's tumultuous world, chronicles the pitched battle to save wild birds, and resurrects a true folk hero.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reminds us that Glades once was so wild that armed men quaked with fear.\"--\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Bradley, born in Chicago in 1870, was killed in 1905 only three years into his tenure as game warden in a south Florida that was still very much a frontier. His murderer, never prosecuted, was a one-eyed former Civil War sharpshooter who made his living supplying exotic plumage for women's hats. At the time, an ounce of feathers was worth more than an ounce of gold. Bradley's death sent shock waves across America and helped give impetus to the burgeoning environmental movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart B. McIver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Florida History and Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813066011","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42715837268105,"sku":"9780813066011","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f9b26fac-7280-41cf-aa0b-8224da10eea0.jpg?v=1719645121","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/death-in-the-everglades-the-murder-of-guy-bradley-americas-first-martyr-to-environmentalism-9780813066011","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}