Eyes of the Calusa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eyes of the Calusa write by Holly Moulder. This book was released on 2007-01. Eyes of the Calusa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the opening years of the eighteenth century, fierce Calusa Indians rule the coast of Southwest Florida. Pirates patrol the area, looking for Indians to capture and sell at the slave auction in Charles Town, South Carolina. One evening, Calusa girl Mara is kidnapped by pirates, and dragged aboard Captain Hannah Dunne's frigate, the Devil Ray. In the months that follow, Mara's journey takes her through a terrible storm at sea, a visit to Blackbeard's hideout, and finally to her new home on an indigo plantation near Charles Town. On the plantation she uncovers secret plans for a slave rebellion, and she is forced to make desperate choices that will change her life forever.
Florida's First People
Florida's First People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Florida's First People write by Robin C. Brown. This book was released on 2014-10-01. Florida's First People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive look at the first humans in Florida combines contemporary archaeology, the writings of early European explorers, and experiments to present a vivid history of the state's original inhabitants. Includes a photographic atlas of projectile points and pottery types as well as typical plant and animal remains uncovered at Florida archaeological sites. The author replicated many primitive technologies during the writing of this book. He fashioned a prehistoric tool kit from stone, wood, bone, and shell, then used the implements to carve wood, twist palm fiber into twine and rope, make and decorate pottery, and weave fabric. The book shows detailed photos of these processes. 16-page color insert, 360 b&w photos, 159 line drawings
Scorpion
Scorpion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scorpion write by Ronald Lee Weagley. This book was released on 2012. Scorpion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Good and evil floated recklessly and relentlessly as options for deeds. The Reverend Paul David Sinn, a pastor in an independent Christian community worked diligently in the foreign mission field as a program of witness for not only his faith but also the faith of his family. His wife was murdered, and his daughter kidnapped for a ransom that was paid and accepted but ignored as satisfaction for the terms of her release. Instead, the villains held the young twelve year old for sale into prostitution. The Reverend morphed into a ranting Scorpion intent on revenge cloaked as justice. He killed, maimed, and led a revolution in a foreign land, successfully. Sanity returned when he saved his daughter but his guile festered for the innocent collaterals suffering under the malicious tyranny of hooligans. SCORPION is a tale told by Reverend Paul's companion, Shah Carlos Calusa on an Atlantic Ocean beach after a successful life. The redeeming quality of his faith lifted him from the path to perdition.
Quest for the Fountain of Youth
Quest for the Fountain of Youth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quest for the Fountain of Youth write by Bill Girvin. This book was released on 2019-07-10. Quest for the Fountain of Youth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was in July 1502 when the sailing ship El Dorado, laden with plundered treasures, was making a return trip to Spain from Santo Domingo. The El Dorado was thought to have perished in the dark depths of the Mona Passage during the worst-recorded hurricane in history—one with winds of incredible strength and a tumultuous, angry sea of towering waves. Juan Perez, a survivor of that shipwreck, was held captive in Florida for nineteen years by the long-lost tribe of Calusa Indians. He endured torture, war, inhumane treatment and witnessed acts of cannibalism . . . and eventually fell in love with King Senequne's daughter, Tepe. This is the story of Juan's eventual escape and rescue . . . and the sacred Vid, the true Fountain of Youth, that his mentor, Ponce de Leon, had long dreamed of finding. But along with the Vid came the human curse of greed that endangered the lives of any who possessed it.
The Ghost Orchid Ghost
The Ghost Orchid Ghost - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ghost Orchid Ghost write by Doug Alderson. This book was released on 2013-03-01. The Ghost Orchid Ghost available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Florida's famous swamps—from the Everglades to Mosquito Lagoon to Tate's Hell—serve as fitting backdrops for these chilling original stories. Maybe it's because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Mysterious things just happen in swamps. Maybe it's because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Where else can you find a ghost baby, or an angry specter, or a lost soul? How about a ghost who is obsessed with the ghost orchid, or an alluring snake woman? Throw in a skunk ape or two and you've got the ingredients for many entertaining hours sharing these stories around a campfire or reading them to yourself or out loud. From the Author's Notes at the end of each story, you can learn a thing or two about Florida's swamps, creatures, and history, along with storytelling tips. Florida is rich in history, natural beauty, and ecological and cultural diversity. To protect what is special about our state it is important to educate the people who live here and our visitors. In this unique book you'll find tales of mystery and intrigue interwoven with important facts and lessons of natural history. Who but a naturalist can really scare you about what lurks in the swamp? Doug Alderson has been there and knows. In writing tales for this book, Doug Alderson drew upon many years of entertaining young people as a summer camp counselor and storyteller, and also from decades as a swamp explorer. He is a former associate editor of Florida Wildlife magazine. To learn more about his writing and photography, check out his website at www.dougalderson.net.
