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Books for Sale Waters Less Traveled The Vision Keepers Ghost Orchid Ghost
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Doug Alderson's Writing & Photography Just Released! Wild Florida Waters: Exploring the Sunshine State by Kayak and Canoe. Doug recently read from his book on the WFSU television show Dimensions: http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=3058. Donna Meredith reviewed the book in the Southern Literary Review: http://southernlitreview.com/reviews/wild-florida-waters-by-doug-alderson.htm. And here's a link to an article about Doug and Wild Florida Waters, first published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 20th, 2011: http://ocoos.com/kayaking/writer-doug-alderson-mines-floridas-watery-wonders/ Since publishing his first free-lance magazine article at age eighteen, Doug Alderson's articles and photographs have been featured in Wildlife Conservation, American Forests, Sea Kayaker, Sierra, Mother Earth News, Shaman's Drum, Campus Life, America, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Florida Naturalist, Florida Sportsman, Tallahassee Magazine, Florida Wildlife and several others. He has won two national writing awards for his magazine features.
Additionally, he won first place in the 2008 Florida State Writing Competition in the previously published nonfiction article
category, first place in the 2009 Seven Hills Writing Contest in the creative nonfiction
category, and first place in the 2010 Florida Outdoor Writers Association
contest for published magazine articles in the conservation and travel
writing categories. Additionally, New Dawn for the Kissimmee River
was the first place winner of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association's 2010
Excellence in Craft Award for an outdoor book. In 2010, he was a panelist at
the Miami Book Fair International.
Doug's first book, Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida's Big Bend Coast (University Press of Florida), chronicles a 9-day sea kayaking adventure along a Gulf Coast wilderness. Salty characters, colorful history and amusing tales are all included. The book was the runner up for Best Travel Book of 2006 by the North American Travel Journalists Association. The Vision Keepers: Walking For Native Americans and the Earth, which covers Doug's walks and experiences with Native American people, was released in April of 2007 by Quest Books of Wheaton, Illinois. The Ghost Orchid Ghost and Other Tales From the Swamp, a collection of original Florida mysteries and ghost stories, was released in 2007 by Pineapple Press. The book serves as a unique way to teach young people about Florida's history and environment through storytelling. New Dawn for the Kissimmee River: Orlando to Lake Okeechobee by Kayak (University Press of Florida, 2009) uses a 12-day expedition to highlight the restoration of the Kissimmee River. In 2008, the book won a first place Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association in the unpublished travel category, and it was awarded a first place Excellence in Craft Award for an outdoor book by the Florida Outdoor Writers Association in 2010. The Ghostly Ghost Tour of St. Augustine and Other Tales from Florida's Coast: Where else but Florida can you find a greater treasure-trove of tales filled with pirates, shipwrecked sailors, ghostly sea captains and lost tribes of Native Americans? Through Time and Wilderness: Doug sets out to retrace his grandparents' 1939 western journey with a burning question: are the panoramic landscapes, especially those found in our national parks, as relevant and captivating today as they were more than 70 years ago? Encounters with Florida's Endangered Wildlife (University Press of Florida, 2010) features chapters tracking panthers, black bears, whooping cranes, manatees, sea turtles, even ivory-billed woodpeckers. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about wild Florida. Seminole Freedom is a novel based on true historical events. Following the life of Jenny as she grows into womanhood and endures the long and bitter Seminole wars, this tale of hardship, bravery and freedom explores the little known role of Black Seminoles in the shaping of American history. Wild Florida Waters: Exploring the Sunshine State by Kayak and Canoe places Florida's unsurpassed beauty and abundant wildlife in the forefront, from the mangrove labyrinth of the Ten Thousand Islands to the springfed Ichetucknee River. It includes an exciting dose of paddling adventures along with useful how-to information. Available on Amazon and at select retailers! Doug is an active member in these organizations: Outdoors Writers Association of America, Florida Outdoor Writers Association, Tallahassee Writers Association and the Florida Paddling Trails Association. He is also writing an outdoors and nature blog for Visit Tallahassee: http://www.visittallahassee.com/blog/outdoors-nature/. Note: Books ordered from this website can be autographed and inscribed by Doug upon request. Also, please specify if you were linked to this website by Club Kayak or the Florida Paddling Trails Association. Besides PayPal, books can be ordered with check or money order (made out to Doug) and sent to 960 Towhee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2012 Appearances
Photography Doug is an accomplished photographer specializing in nature photos. He is interested in sharing the timeless beauty of land and water with his audience. A few of his photos are shown below. You can view more of Florida's landscapes, plants and animals here. You can also see more of Doug's photos in the 1000 Friends of Florida summer 2010 Foresight newsletter: http://www.1000friendsofflorida.org/.
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