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Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli
Brad Bertelli is a Florida Keys historian, author, speaker, and Honorary Conch who has been exploring the history of Monroe County and the Florida Keys for two decades. Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli celebrates pioneers, eccentrics, and unsung heroes from the Northern Keys to the Dry Tortugas. Drink in the past and discover a golden era of the old Florida Keys with exciting journeys into the people and events that made their mark on the ancient coral reefs that evolved into America's favorite chain of sub-tropical islands. As one of the Florida Keys' most beloved authors, Brad Bertelli shares island history with a signature style that keeps people coming back for more. Dig in. You'll be hooked.
Islamorada
This pictorial history of Islamorada illustrates the people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history. The name Islamorada came to fruition after Henry Flager's engineer, William Krome, purchased 15 acres of Upper Matecumbe property in 1907. When he registered his parcel as a town site, he called it Islamorada. A faded newspaper clipping, with May 7, 1907, handwritten in the far right corner, reported: On the northern end of Upper Matecumbe Key a new town known as Islamorada has sprung into existence. . . . It is believed that Islamorada will become an important tourist stopping place in winter as the location is beautiful and the fishing convenient and excellent. Today, Islamorada refers to a collection--a community--of islands that includes Plantation, Windley, Upper Matecumbe and Lower Matecumbe Keys, as well as two islands designated as state parks, Indian Key and Lignumvitae Key. While Islamorada has always been known for its fishing, these islands boast some serious history, too.
Key Largo
Key Largo is a subtropical escape. The island's history has been shaped by coral reefs as well as wreckers, farmers, and fishermen. Key Largo was homesteaded by intrepid families who braved life before the modern conveniences of running water, air-conditioning, and mosquito control were introduced. Inevitably, big changes were coming. Henry Flagler's Key West Extension changed the Florida Keys; hurricanes, too, have altered life here, especially the Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the strongest storm ever recorded in the United States. Since then, the island has been immortalized in movie and song, but modern Key Largo has been defined by fishing and diving, which led to the development of the hospitality industry that dominates today. This book reveals Key Largo's other facets: the coral castle, underwater park, pineapple farmers, and artists that carved their history on this island.
Marathon: The Middle Keys
The Middle Keys have experienced a fascinating history, from the time when wreckers plied the Florida Reef to the days of Henry Flagler's audacious overseas railroad. Once the Overseas Highway opened, travelers could reach Marathon by car and tourism boomed. As more people settled in Marathon, the community grew and flourished. The majesty of the Middle Keys' two Seven Mile Bridges has inspired postcards, paintings, and even movie scenes. Local institutions like the Dolphin Research Center and the Turtle Hospital have also garnered a host of fans. Images of America: Marathon: The Middle Keys captures the story of these unique islands and their rich photographic legacy.
Red Sun in Morning
In summer 1944, while the allies invade Europe, America buzzes with activity. On a sharecropper farm near Bennettsville, SC, a family of seven struggles to deal with the changing world. The landowner cheats Daddy; Mama's legs are giving out; Frances discovers that the soldiers and sailors open the world to her; TJ is gay and wants to move to a big city; Jimmy, the young narrator, sees that the world is getting much bigger as he fantasizes about the war and becoming a photographer; Irene is a child, but the farm is not for her; Lawrence wants to stay, but the war catches him in its claws. Six of them want desperately to get off the farm, while one wants nothing more than to stay right where he is. But at what cost?
Keys to Paradise
Visitors planning a trip to Key West and the Florida Keys will find this comprehensive book invaluable as they plan and even while on vacation. For those driving from the mainland, suggestions and other information are given in MileMarker order. Once the visitors are in Key West, the main part of the book, there are easy to find suggestions for restaurants, transportation, tours, etc. as well as interesting historical information about the Conch Republic. Many who have been visiting for years have found things they didn't know. Recommendations are not paid advertisements as are found in many local publications. It is all personal opinion and no businesses knew they were being included....all done to make sure visitors have the best possible experience to the Florida Keys.
Biscayne National Park
Biscayne National Park protects the larger portion of south Florida's Biscayne Bay, a uniquely tropical lagoon harboring crocodiles, manatees, dolphins, and Caribbean fish.Tropical trees cover its islands, while the fourth-longest coral reef sits offshore. To protect these unique natural and historical resources and to assure its enjoyment by future generations, half a century ago, the federal government created Biscayne National Monument, which later became Biscayne National Park.
Hidden History of the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic. Join the authors as they delve into tales of treasure hunters, developers, exotic dancers, determined preservationists and more from the colorful history of the Florida Keys.
Sinkhole
Boiled peanuts, lovebugs, and murder. Lies from the past and a dangerous present collide when, after fifteen years in exile, Michelle Miller returns to her tiny hometown of Lorida, Florida. With her mother in the hospital, she’s forced to reckon with the broken relationships she left behind: with her family, with friends, and with herself. As a teenager, Michelle felt isolated and invisible until she met Sissy, a dynamic and wealthy classmate. Their sudden, intense friendship was all-consuming. Punk rocker Morrison later joins their clique, and they become an inseparable trio. They were the perfect high school friends, bound by dysfunction, bad TV, and boredom—until one of them ends up dead. Confronting the death of her best friend requires Michelle to face her past if she is going to survive. But what if everything she remembers is a lie? Or just as dangerous: What if it isn’t? An ingenious debut from editor and publisher Davida Breier, Sinkhole is a mesmerizing, darkly comic coming-of-age thriller immersed in 1980s central Florida. A disturbing and skillful exploration of home, friendship, selfhood, and grief set amidst golf courses, mobile homes, and alligators.
Summary of Laura Albritton & Jerry Wilkinson's Hidden History of the Florida Keys
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On a cold February evening in 1829, Captain Charles Hawkins returned home to his wife, who was having an affair with his attorney, William Allison McRea. He shot McRea, but it was too late. The young man had escaped. #2 The next morning, the sun temporarily turned the island’s warehouses and wharves pale shades of rose and tangerine. Captain Charles Hawkins was impatient, and he marched through Key West’s dirt roads to the boarding house where McRea resided. #3 The two men walked a set number of paces apart, and then shot at each other. William Whitehead recorded that Hawkins’ first ball passed through McRea’s overcoat and glanced, while his second went through his pantaloons and bruised his body. #4 The tradition of dueling in western society stretches back centuries, with roots in the Middle Ages. It was particularly popular among the aristocracy in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe. In the United States, it fell out of favor among the upper classes, but it persisted in the South among the aristocratic planter class.
