Oranges by John McPhee: The Little Book That Makes Citrus Fascinating
It sounds impossible, a whole book about oranges you cannot put down, but John McPhee pulled it off, and much of the story is pure Florida.
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The Orchid Thief Drags You Into Florida’s Swamp for a Flower Worth Stealing
Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief follows plant dealer John Laroche into the Fakahatchee Strand, where he poached rare ghost orchids with a band of Seminoles and a legal theory nobody saw coming.
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Gator Country: An Undercover Dive Into Florida’s Alligator Poaching World
Rebecca Renner’s Gator Country follows an undercover wildlife officer into Florida’s alligator poaching underworld. A New York Times Editors’ Choice.
