Former Congresswoman Val Demings

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

River of Grass transformed understanding of the Everglades. The book’s first line sums it up: “there are no other Everglades in the world.” Five years of research helped her prove that this so-called “swamp” was one of the world's most stunning, unique, and fragile places. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2022

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

After the war, she continued her remarkable writing career, producing hundreds of stories, novels, poems, and nonfiction. Perhaps the most famous is The Everglades: River of Grass, today one of the most impactful environmental books ever written. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2022

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Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings

The Everglades were not her only cause. She fought for the right to vote for women, for civil liberties, education, and the rights of farm workers. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2022