Remembering Lee County, Florida - 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 Remembering Lee County, Florida write by Prudy Taylor Board. This book was released on 2006. Remembering Lee County, Florida available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historical vignettes of the cities that presently make up Lee County, Fla., including some about their most intriguing and prominent pioneers.
Remembering Lee County
Remembering Lee County - 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 Remembering Lee County write by Prudy Taylor Board. This book was released on 2006-12-06. Remembering Lee County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this charming retrospective, Lee County native Prudy Taylor Board writes with love, respect, and wry humor as she reveals the true history of Lee County, its communities and some of its most intriguing and prominent pioneers. For example: In 1884, Fort Myers comprised 139 acres at the original site of the town that was platted into a working community. But the burgeoning town that had grown to include about 50 families did not have a newspaper. So when the opportunity to ?kidnap? an editor and his press presented itself, Henry L. Roan, captain of the schooner Lily White, wasted no time. Although a paradise for tourists today, Sanibel was originally noted for its prolific agriculture. By 1896, farmers were shipping a thousand crates of tomatoes a week during their growing season. A few years later, crops included eggplant, beets, squash, green peppers, cucumbers and beans. Unfortunately, the torrential tides of salt water accompanying a disastrous hurricane in 1921 destroyed the groves and arid farms that marked the finish to Sanibel's agricultural prominence. With these delightful historical vignettes, Board presents an interesting and fascinating history of the three cities that presently make up Lee County, Florida. Locals, visitors and newcomers alike are sure to enjoy Board's witty and causal style, and will view the area with a renewed appreciation for its rich past.
Historic Lee County
Historic Lee County - 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 Historic Lee County write by Pamela Sustar. This book was released on 2008. Historic Lee County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An illustrated history of Fort Myers and Lee County, Florida, paired with histories of the local companies.
Lee County Strong
Lee County Strong - 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 Lee County Strong write by Natalie Anderson. This book was released on 2020. Lee County Strong available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 140 page magazine is dedicated to the survivors of the March 3, 2019 tornado that claimed the lives of 23 individuals here in Lee County, Alabama. Our community was changed forever that day, but we came together and showed the world that we are Lee County Strong! Proceeds from the sale of this publication will be donated back into the community to help the ongoing rebuilding efforts.
A Land Remembered
A Land Remembered - 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 A Land Remembered write by Patrick D Smith. This book was released on 2012-10-01. A Land Remembered available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Land Remembered has become Florida's favorite novel. Now this Student Edition in two volumes makes this rich, rugged story of the American pioneer spirit more accessible to young readers. Patrick Smith tells of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family battling the hardships of the frontier. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias and Emma MacIvey arrive in the Florida wilderness with their son, Zech, to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that his wealth has not been worth the cost to the land. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history with a cast of memorable characters who battle wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the Florida swamp. In this volume, meet young Zech MacIvey, who learns to ride like the wind through the Florida scrub on Ishmael, his marshtackie horse, his dogs, Nip and Tuck, at this side. His parents, Tobias and Emma, scratch a living from the land, gathering wild cows from the swamp and herding them across the state to market. Zech learns the ways of the land from the Seminoles, with whom his life becomes entwined as he grows into manhood. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
