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Author : Ed Winn
Release : 2003
Genre : Calusa Indians
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 930/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Florida's Great King by : Ed Winn
Download or read book Florida's Great King written by Ed Winn. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William P. Ryan
Release : 2014-03-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 448/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Search for Old King's Road by : William P. Ryan
Download or read book The Search for Old King's Road written by William P. Ryan. This book was released on 2014-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Search for Old Kings Road A first route into Florida British engineers built it before the American Revolution. This remarkable road ran from the Florida border at the St. Mary's river south to what would become the settlement of New Smyrna. It was intended to bring settlers into then almost unpopulated Florida. From 1774 it became the main route into Florida. It existed right up into the 20th century. Here were the battles, the famous men, refugees, the rich plantation economy, a huge slave revolt, and one of our country's worst wars, one that lasted seven years. Florida's Old King's road was important in its rich early history. The early highway has vanished, its stories untold, it is blocked by new construction often now existing in name only. This is William (Bill) Ryan's search for the history of this old highway and some it's stories. They resulted in four other books that tell of events along Old Kings, once called “An American Engineering Treasure.” Some small pieces of the original roadway still exist. They are vanishing unmarked into the Florida brush. By connection of the dots he found on old maps and early accounts a story evolves of this early American roadway along which much of Florida's history occurred. Author William P. (Bill) Ryan is a director of the Flagler County Historical Society. He retired to Florida from a career in high technology photographic equipment, was internet webmaster for Flagler County Public Library's Florida memories group, and is a frequent speaker to Florida history groups. His first person writing style brings history alive. Five Old Kings Road series books include: The Search for Old Kings Road I am Grey Eyes a story of old Florida Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends Bulow Gold Florida's Door to Time In museums, book stores and Amazon.com
Author : Gilbert King
Release : 2019-04-23
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 426/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Beneath a Ruthless Sun by : Gilbert King
Download or read book Beneath a Ruthless Sun written by Gilbert King. This book was released on 2019-04-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exposes the sinister complexity of American racism... King tells this... story with grace and sensitivity, and his narrative never flags." --Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times Book Review From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove comes the story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
Author : Jean Lufkin Bouler
Release : 2007
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 869/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Exploring Florida's Emerald Coast by : Jean Lufkin Bouler
Download or read book Exploring Florida's Emerald Coast written by Jean Lufkin Bouler. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging introduction to Florida's Emerald Coast guides readers through a fascinating history that includes ancient tribes, Scottish pioneers, a Civil War camp, and a pirate's playground. Original.
Author : Joe A. Akerman
Release : 2004
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 167/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jacob Summerlin by : Joe A. Akerman
Download or read book Jacob Summerlin written by Joe A. Akerman. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brief biography, Joe and Mark Akerman manage to capture the essence of Jake Summerlin's life and the broader scope of Florida history.
