hungrycat reviewed The Swamp by Michael Grunwald
Even slower than the River of Grass
3 stars
This book was extremely well researched, incredibly detailed, and comprehensive. That being said, the first third or so was an absolute slog. Like I was wading through the muck of the Everglades myself. There were as many names dropped as there came to be invasive cattails. It wasn’t awful. It was just too much. If you’re looking for other, and in my opinion better, books in the environmental and ecological history genre, I’d sooner recommend “The Worst Hard Time” or “American Chestnut.”
