The town of Hastings owes its existence to Standard Oil Company cofounder Henry Flagler, who, by 1886, was building a hotel in St. Augustine. In 1890, Flagler invited his cousin Thomas Horace Hastings to establish a model farm to raise vegetables for the hotels he was building along the east coast of Florida. It soon became widely known that there was big money to be made in agriculture in Florida. The mild winters gave Hastings a significant advantage over other areas of the nation, and entrepreneurs from the north and west came to seek their fortunes. The story of Hastings is the story of a town that once was the center for pioneering the production of winter vegetables for cities and towns throughout the eastern United States. It is a story of a group of strong, industrious, and creative people who made a lasting impact on the history of Florida.

This little cookbook is a favorite of many Floridians. For more than ten years, Lowis Carlton traveled Florida, collecting and testing recipes found to be popular with different cultures in all the regions of the state. Iconic recipes include Greek lamb kabobs from Tarpon Springs, fried Catfish from Clewiston, beef barbecue from Florida cow country, Key West paella, and yam praline pie from the Panhandle. Recipes are grouped by region and each section is preceded by a mini history. Now, over 50 new recipes (221 recipes total) from noted Florida food writer Marisella Veiga, Famous Florida Recipes brings in new cultural and regional material for home cooks throughout the state. With new dishes to make like Vietnamese fish sauce made popular in Central Florida, or Minorcan clam chowder in St. Augustine, readers interested in all of the culture and history that makes up the food profile of Florida will have the opportunity to cook from around the state and learn its history.

Sunnys Story tells of a young woman in search of her dreams. On impulse, Sunny leaves her job and her roommate, to move in with Jake. When she discovers that is not what Jake wants, she is devastated and goes to plan B. What follows is a series of adventures, misadventures, heartbreak, and love (old and new). With each experience, Sunny discovers the person shes always wanted to know and the love that lies within her.

Henry Morrison Flagler Yes, a less than sanitized view. Was it economic genius of the highest order? Or larceny on the grandest of scales? Henry had been excoriated by the press! Hung in effigy in New England! Only his great wealth comforted him. Henry Morrison Flagler A master of manipulating the truth! He would escape to Florida to acquire a Kingdom like Disston’s. “Our Henry” would build an Empire like Plant’s. His newspapers would polish his “Uncle Henry” persona. But Henry – the Corporate Monster – re-emerged to devour the South Florida economy. See his monopolistic tactics! Feel his total disregard for humanity… Nothing could block his Final Florida “blitzkrieg”. “the Key West Extension” Henry’s earthen causeways both dammed and damned the Florida Keys. Blocking the natural tidal flow, diverting the Atlantic’s surge. A thousand lives would be lost! Neither his corporate structure nor his wealth should absolve him of his responsibility. Exitus Aeta Probat?

This entertaining guide directs travelers to the off-the-wall and offbeat destinations in Florida, home of gator wrestlers, school bus demolition derbies, Hemingway wannabes, the Fountain of Youth, the Nudist Hall of Fame, and a utopian community based on the premise that the earth is not round, but concave. Additional oddball attractions include a graveyard for roosters, the world's largest strawberry, the world's smallest police station, and museums dedicated to seashells, hamburgers, oranges, teddy bears, sponges, air conditioning, and one very old petrified cat. Documenting local oddities and forgotten history, this travel guide covers Florida in six regions with maps and detailed directions for each site as well as phone numbers, hours, web sites, and various photographs.