Simply splendid: the water resources atlas of Florida (Book Review)

Abstract

"Simply splendid."  There are no other words that more accurately describe this magnificent book, Water Resources Atlas of Florida, edited by Edward A. Fernald and Donald J. Patton (Tallahassee: Florida State University, Institute of Science and Public Affairs, 1984. xi-291 pp.; numerous illustrations; $29.50, plus $2.50 postage and handling).  In view of its outstanding qualities, I have asked the editor of The Florida Geographer for permission to prepare an extraordinary review, in greater detail than those that have appeared in the past.