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| Author | : Mary Kaye Stevens |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738588117 |
The once sleepy barrier island labeled Estero Island on navigational charts was dubbed Fort Myers Beach in the early part of the 20th century by city folks who spent their weekends on its wide, sandy beaches. Centuries earlier, an abundance of fish and other seafood made the 6.5-mile-long island attractive to its earliest inhabitants, the Calusa, as well as explorers, fisherfolk, and a pirate or two. In the late 19th century, early homesteaders were lured by stories of free tillable soil in a balmy climate surrounded by warm waters and ankle-deep shells. When pink shrimp, labeled "Pink Gold," were found in nearby waters, another influx of residents arrived. Today, the island is best known as an energetic resort community, but it retains the influence and charm of its remarkable past.
| Author | : Gerri Reaves |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 2008-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738553542 |
In these photographs, the neighborhood service station, the drugstore soda fountain, and steamboat mail-delivery live on. Nineteenth-century storefronts stand amid condo towers. Cattle stroll to market, and post-World War II newcomers transform the paradise of Gilded Age millionaires and tin-can tourists. Fort Myers continues to reinvent itself, maintaining the treasures of its richly storied past.
| Author | : Cynthia A. Williams |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2017-10-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1439662967 |
Although best known as the winter home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, Fort Myers has one of the most engaging and extraordinary histories of any city in Florida. The spawn of a hurricane, Fort Myers began as a U.S. Army post during Florida's Seminole Wars. During the Civil War, it became a battleground between Confederates and Yankees for cattle and, after the war, a gun-slinging cowboy town. New York cartoonist Walt McDougall blew into the area on a fishing trip, and his glowing description lured down other wealthy Yankee sportsmen who helped turn this isolated frontier town into a modern tourist destination. Historian and author Cynthia Williams explores the hidden stories behind the growth of this beautiful city.
| Author | : James Draper Newton |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780156926201 |
Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs.
| Author | : Mary Kaye Stevens |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738554488 |
Tucked between the mainland of southwest Florida and the islands of Sanibel and Captiva is a 17-mile-long island accessible by a single drawbridge. A haven for some and a home to others, the community of Pine Island is a rare and lingering remnant of old Florida. The island's shores are home to mangroves teaming with fish instead of crowded beaches, making it a major destination for sport fishing enthusiasts and providing a livelihood for the independent commercial fishing families of the island. The genuine personalities and untouched splendor of Pine Island have attracted numerous artists to the area in recent years, with many praising Pine Island as the new Key West. Strolling the lazy street to Bokeelia's famous fishing pier, or exploring an active Calusa Indian archeological site in Pineland, the crowds and tourist-related glitz common to most of Florida's islands are nowhere to be found, leaving visitors to discover Pine Island's unspoiled beauty at their own pace.
| Author | : Randy Wayne White |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2018-03-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0735212805 |
Murder, sunken treasure, and pirates both ancient and modern send Doc Ford on a nightmare quest in this New York Times bestseller in Randy Wayne White's thrilling series. Marine biologist Doc Ford has been known to help his friends out of jams occasionally, but he's never faced a situation like this. His old pal Carl Fitzpatrick has been chasing sunken wrecks most of his life, but now he's run afoul of the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Its director, Leonard Nickelby, despises amateur archaeologists, which is bad enough, but now he and his young "assistant" have disappeared--along with Fitzpatrick's impounded cache of rare Spanish coins and the list of uncharted wreck sites Fitz spent decades putting together. Some of Fitz's own explorations have been a little...dicey, so he can't go to the authorities. Doc is his only hope. But greed makes people do terrible things: rob, cheat, even kill. With stakes this high, there's no way the thieves will go quietly--and Doc's just put himself in their crosshairs.
| Author | : Rolfe F. Schell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780872080225 |
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| Total Pages | : 1112 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Income tax |
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| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Bank accounts |
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| Author | : Rebecca Strauss |
| Publisher | : Apa Publications (UK) Limited |
| Total Pages | : 712 |
| Release | : 2018-07-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1789194903 |
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