Book Examines Early Environmentalist
Before her death in 1998 at age 108, Marjory Stoneman Douglas won acclaim as a Florida journalist, poet and outspoken environmentalist. Her Miami Herald column, The Galley, which ran 1920-1923, became a platform for her views on the environment, politics and civil liberties. Her columns are the focus of a new book, "The Wide Brim: Early Poems and Ponderings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas." The book is a collection of Douglas' best columns, which showcased her poetry, wit and straightforward commentary on the events of her day. Through the book, says its editor, UAB historian Jack Davis, Ph.D., "We get a glimpse of her early life, her early values and how she evolved as a human being and social and environmental activist."
Contact Gail Short, Media Relations, 205-934-8931 or [email protected].
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