Southeast Florida Pioneers
Title | Southeast Florida Pioneers PDF eBook |
Author | William E. McGoun |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781561641574 |
- Meet the pioneers of the Palm Beach area, the Treasure Coast, and Lake Okeechobee in this collection of well-told, fact-filled stories of the 1690s through the 1990s - Well-researched and dotted with photos from The Palm Beach Post archives - Jonathan Dickinson survived a shipwreck and hostile Indian attacks near Jupiter Inlet in 1696 - A quiet healer named Dr. Thomas Leroy Jefferson tended to the African-American community in the Styx, home to those who had come to help build Henry Flagler's railroad - Marian O'Brien was a founding leader of Clewiston and Moore Haven, where she made sure women had the right to vote even before the Nineteenth Amendment - A great addition to your collection of Floridiana
Birds of the Florida Keys
Title | Birds of the Florida Keys PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Manfredi |
Publisher | Quick Reference Pub Incorporated |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780982490549 |
Birds of the Florida Keys covers the Florida Keys from Key Largo all of the way south to Key West. This waterproof guide beautifully illustrates 122 species of birds found in the Florida Keys. Mangrove Cuckoo, Black-whiskered Vireo, Gray Kingbird, Antillean Nighthawk, Short-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Pigeon are some of the specialties included in this guide. This pocket-sized guide features color photos in a side-by-side format that makes it ideal for field use. It includes common and scientific names, length and wing span and season when these birds can be seen. Nature enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy using this guide.
Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida
Title | Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida PDF eBook |
Author | Charles William Pierce |
Publisher | Coral Gables, Fla : University of Miami Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Over Southeast Florida
Title | Over Southeast Florida PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Pineapple Press Inc |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1561643386 |
Feil offers the magic tip of the Florida peninsula from the view of his gyroplane as he buzzes over the beaches, the cities, the Everglades, and the ever shimmering waters of the Atlantic in this collection of stunning, full-color photos.
Bargain Shopping in Southeast Florida
Title | Bargain Shopping in Southeast Florida PDF eBook |
Author | Paulette Cooper Noble |
Publisher | Polo Publishing of Palm Beach |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2012-10-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780615708591 |
Consignment, thrift & vintage shops from Tequesta to Miami selling women's, children's & men's clothes & accessories, plus antiques, home decor, outlets, resales & more
Southeast Florida
Title | Southeast Florida PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Spencer |
Publisher | Hunter Publishing, Inc |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781556508110 |
The most detailed guide to the southern Atlantic coast of the Sunshine State - a magnet for hundreds of thousands of tourists. The Adventure Guide to Southeast Florida takes you beyond the high-rise condos and urban sprawl to find natural, beautiful South Florida at its best. As with all Adventure Guides, the emphasis is on outdoor activities - kayaking, canoeing, deep-sea fishing, scuba diving, turtle and manatee-watching, and dozens of other ways to have fun.
Southeast Florida Pioneers
Title | Southeast Florida Pioneers PDF eBook |
Author | William E McGoun |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2015-10-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1561647675 |
The history of the Palm Beach area, the Treasure Coast, and Lake Okeechobee is one of turbulence, growth, and especially change. Meet the visionaries and outlaws, physicians and poets who shaped this region of southeast Florida from the 1690s through the 1990s. Author William McGoun's stories are sometimes hair-raising, sometimes amusing, and always engaging. Well researched and dotted with photos from The Palm Beach Post archives, this collection of mini-biographies reads like a who's who of Florida history.