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An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Explore the impact of hurricanes in Florida through Marjory Stoneman Douglas' book "Hurricane" and the disastrous 1926 and 1928 hurricanes. Discover the history, devastation, and the role these storms have played in Florida's past.

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An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas

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  1. An Everglades Providence:Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hurricanes Chapter 21

  2. Hurricane of 1926 Miami Beach

  3. 1926 Hurricane Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Fred W. Gray

  4. The 1926 Hurricane Left 150 dead and 25,000 homeless

  5. Hurricanes • Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote Hurricane, a 400-page book • Between 1900 and 1998 (the year of Douglas’s death), 57 hurricanes stormed the state of Florida • Florida lay in the path of 40% of all hurricanes

  6. Hurricane of 1928 Devastated Lake Okeechobee and The Everglades

  7. The Hurricane of 1928 “Dis town is full uh trouble and compellment” Tea Cake in Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God”

  8. Marjory Stoneman Douglas “It is time to realize what part these astonishing storms have played in all our history…”

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