History Lover's Guide to Florida, A

History Lover's Guide to Florida, A
Author: James C. Clark
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467143383

Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1992
Genre: American literature
ISBN: 9781561640218

"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.

A Land Remembered

A Land Remembered
Author: Patrick D Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1561645826

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

History Lover's Guide to Baltimore, A

History Lover's Guide to Baltimore, A
Author: Brennen Jensen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467145769

"Neither southern nor northern, Baltimore has charted its own course through the American experience. The spires of the nation's first cathedral rose into its sky, and the first blood of the Civil War fell on its streets. Here, enslaved Frederick Douglass toiled before fleeing to freedom and Billie Holiday learned to sing. Baltimore's clippers plied the seven seas, while its pioneering railroads opened the prairie West. The city that birthed "The Star-Spangled Banner" also gave us Babe Ruth and the bottle cap. This guide navigates nearly three hundred years of colorful history--from Johns Hopkins's earnest philanthropy to the raucous camp of John Waters and from modest row houses to the marbled mansions of the Gilded Age. Let local authors Brennen Jensen and Tom Chalkley introduce you to Mencken's "ancient and solid" city--]cBack cover.

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781561640126

"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.

Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida

Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida
Author: Eliot Kleinberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Florida
ISBN: 9781561641222

Presents a guide to 57 historic places in Florida, including the place where Hemingway wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and John Ringling's home and art museum.

A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions

A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions
Author: Doug Alderson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020-11-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1683340876

A New Guide to Old Florida Attraction, 2nd edition is a nostalgic journey through old Florida where mermaids still perform in the waters of Weeki Wachee Springs and the carillon bells of the Bok Towers continue to echo across Iron Mountain near Lake Wales. Monstrous reptiles are ever abundant at Gatorland, Gatorama and dolphins continue to leap at Marineland. The first edition was first place winner of the 2017 Royal Palm Literary Award for published travel book and top five finalist for 2017 book of the year by the Florida Writers Association. The second edition revisits a pride of lions in southeast Florida’s Lion Country Safari and concrete statues at Goofy Gold in Panama City Beach. New destinations include the Citrus Tower in Clermont, the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami to name just a few. A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions, 2nd edition takes you to these places and more on an unforgettable journey across the Sunshine State. Discover what Florida's golden age of tourism was, and still is, all about― magical and beautiful.

Florida Law

Florida Law
Author: Gerald B. Keane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781561641871

- A practical, readable guide to your legal rights in Florida - A practical, readable guide to your legal rights in Florida. - Having some general knowledge of the law can help avoid costly mistakes - Newly revised and updated - For anyone who needs to know the basics of Florida law - Property Law--landlord/tenant, wills, trusts - Family Law--parent/child, marriage, divorce, guardianship, adoption - Business Law--corporations/partnerships, promissory notes/mortgages, contracts, agency/employment, Insurance - Special Areas--torts, criminal law, small claims, consumer law - Are you buying or selling a home? - Is it time to think about writing a will or setting up a trust? - Are you incorporating a business or wondering about employee/contractor issues? - Are you a renter or landlord unsure of your rights and obligations? - Have you received unaceptable products or services but don't know how to file a claim? - Are you considering adoption?

Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida
Author: James C. Clark
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625846622

Orlando is known internationally as a tourist destination, attracting fifty million visitors each year to its numerous resorts and parks. In all that excitement, it's easy to overlook the city's interesting past. In the 1800s, the area was embroiled in the Seminole Wars, and Fort Gatlin was constructed to shield citizens from attacks. Soon, a city grew around the fort. During the cowboy era, thousands of cattle, ranchers and cowboys crossed the central Florida terrain moving livestock. Those pioneers soon moved to farming, and Orlando became the center of the Florida citrus industry. Join author and historian James C. Clark as he reveals the remarkable history of one of the world's most popular destinations.

Florida Real Estate Broker's Guide

Florida Real Estate Broker's Guide
Author: Linda L. Crawford
Publisher: Dearborn Real Estate
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2003-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780793176649

Going beyond the principles and practices studens have already learned, this new edition explores the skills necessary for building and managing a successful real estate brokerage. Based on the revised FREC broker course syllabus, Florida Real Estate Broker's Guide provides a complete source for your broker prelicensing curriculum. Highlights include: * Four new case studies prepare students for realworld practice. * Timely, comprehensive couverage of all course topicsmakes supplemental material unnecessary. * Web resources encourage students to explore keytopics. * Free Instructor Resource Guide includeschapter outlines, matching exercises, vocabularylists and two practice exams.