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Author : Rolfe F. Schell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872080225
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)
Download or read book History of Fort Myers Beach, Florida written by Rolfe F. Schell and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cynthia A. Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439662967
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Hidden History of Fort Myers written by Cynthia A. Williams and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Gerri Reaves
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738553542
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (535 download)
Download or read book Fort Myers written by Gerri Reaves and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Mary Kaye Stevens
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738588117
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Fort Myers Beach written by Mary Kaye Stevens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Patrick D Smith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1561645826
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (616 download)
Download or read book A Land Remembered written by Patrick D Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Gregg M. Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738506678
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Fort Myers written by Gregg M. Turner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located on the wide and beautiful Caloosahatchee River, just fifteen miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers, the fabled "City of Palms," is known throughout the world for its tropical weather and many local attractions. Exotic flowers and shrubbery dot the city landscape, which today includes a revitalized downtown, inviting neighborhoods, endless shopping, and a breathtaking waterfront. Like many Florida communities, the origin of Fort Myers can be traced to the Seminole Indian wars of the 1800s. The fort itself-named for Lt. Col. Abraham Myers-was established in the frontier region to quell uprisings and help in the Indian Removal campaigns. It was later used by Union forces during the Civil War, was abandoned, and then reoccupied by courageous settlers who relied on the cattle business, and citrus and vegetable farming to sustain their families and their new town. As the years passed, Fort Myers grew and began to attract winter visitors, including such famous Americans as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, both of whom had homes in the area, as well as wealthy sportsmen eager to try their luck at tarpon fishing in nearby Gulf waters. When the railroad finally reached Fort Myers, tourists, transplants, retirees, and many more would discover the irresistible charms of one of Florida's newest gems. Located on the wide and beautiful Caloosahatchee River, just fifteen miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers, the fabled "City of Palms," is known throughout the world for its tropical weather and many local attractions. Exotic flowers and shrubbery dot the city landscape, which today includes a revitalized downtown, inviting neighborhoods, endless shopping, and a breathtaking waterfront. Like many Florida communities, the origin of Fort Myers can be traced to the Seminole Indian wars of the 1800s. The fort itself-named for Lt. Col. Abraham Myers-was established in the frontier region to quell uprisings and help in the Indian Removal campaigns. It was later used by Union forces during the Civil War, was abandoned, and then reoccupied by courageous settlers who relied on the cattle business, and citrus and vegetable farming to sustain their families and their new town. As the years passed, Fort Myers grew and began to attract winter visitors, including such famous Americans as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, both of whom had homes in the area, as well as wealthy sportsmen eager to try their luck at tarpon fishing in nearby Gulf waters. When the railroad finally reached Fort Myers, tourists, transplants, retirees, and many more would discover the irresistible charms of one of Florida's newest gems.
Author : Karl Hiram Grismer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Story of Fort Myers written by Karl Hiram Grismer and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Draper Newton
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156926201
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Uncommon Friends written by James Draper Newton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1987 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs.
Author : Randy Wayne White
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735212805
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Caribbean Rim written by Randy Wayne White and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Eileen Bernard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Lies that Came True written by Eileen Bernard and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pamela Sustar
Publisher : HPN Books
ISBN 13 : 1893619877
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Historic Lee County written by Pamela Sustar and published by HPN Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of Fort Myers and Lee County, Florida, paired with histories of the local companies.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. Maynard Pittendreigh
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557977770
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (579 download)
Download or read book A CHURCH FOR THE COMMUNITY - The History of Chapel by the Sea, Presbyterian Church USA written by W. Maynard Pittendreigh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chapel by the Sea was the first church on Estero Island and remains a church for the community of Fort Myers Beach, FL. The church was founded as a Presbyterian Church in 1938 and has a rich history, which is retold in this book.
Author : Chelle Koster Walton
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581571674
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Explorer's Guide Sarasota Sanibel Island and Naples written by Chelle Koster Walton and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain an insider's vantage point on this exceptional part of the Florida coast.
Author : Chelle Koster-Walton
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581575475
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Explorer's Guide Sarasota, Sanibel Island, & Naples (Seventh Edition) (Explorer's Complete) written by Chelle Koster-Walton and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trusted guide to Florida's premier Gulf Coast destinations—now with a brand-new look! Whether Charlotte Harbor’s wild shorelines and preserved estuaries, or Sarasota’s historic culture sweetened by sugar magnates, travelers have an in-depth look on the environment, history, and culture of this beautiful stretch of coastline. Now in its 7th fully updated edition, this guide gives visitors and locals access to the best of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Do it all, from the fabled “Sanibel stoop” for collecting seashells to dining in the finest five-star bistros. The author’s deep local knowledge again provides the most reliable info available to this paradise. Each book in the Explorer’s Guide series gives travelers the tools and information they need to discover every corner of their destination. The helpful “What’s Where” section gives you the lay of the land; easy-to-read maps show you how to get around; handy icons point out amenities; and sidebars throughout recommend the must-see and must-do spots in each region. Everything you need to enjoy the beach is right here!
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chelle Koster-Walton
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581571194
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Explorer's Guide Sarasota, Sanibel Island & Naples written by Chelle Koster-Walton and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated guide you’ll find the definitive word on this Gulf Coast area, its recreation, restaurants, hotels, and more, from deluxe to offbeat. Enjoy an insider’s vantage point on Charlotte Harbor’s wild shores, the coast’s sandy barrier islands, Naples’s polished allure, and Sarasota-Bradenton’s “sweet” history.
