Crossing the Creek: The Literary Friendship of Zora Neale Hurston and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Anna Lillios My rating: 1 of 5 stars Of the hundreds of books I’ve read of Florida, this is the worse I’ve read. Of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday’s Fort Myers by Marian Godown My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a treasure trove of images. All of the books in this series, in my case the Florida ones, are the same. The images of the past[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Graham Creek on the lower Apalachicola River, solidly lined with tupelos.” This photo is from ‘The Watery Wilderness of Apalach, Florida’ by Betty M. Watts, 1975. You can get your own copy of this book that examines the lifestyles of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’re sad to learn of the death of Frank Laumer. The ultimate expert of the best known battle of the Seminole Indian War, the Dade Battle. We all know of the Dade Battle, the details and can experience the re-enactment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First United Methodist Church of Winter Park 1885 – 1995 by James D. Allen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is an updated and rewritten version of the 1970 history book of the Winter Park Methodist Church. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tropical Disturbance by Theodore Pratt My rating: 3 of 5 stars An uneven book of sex and a monster hurricane in Florida. The sex: For a 1961 book, this is very explicit in, what might be called, a soft-core kind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Politics of Mis-Representation by William C. Havard Published 1962 by Louisiana State University My rating: 3 of 5 stars The largest problem this book has is that it has an expiration date of about 1961. It was written to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Murder Packs a Suitcase by Cynthia Baxter My rating: 1 of 5 stars My goodness, when a well intentioned novel is being put together, this is excellent proof that all can go wrong. I can read the effort to prepare[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anthony Lewis wrote many books, but one was significant for us in Florida. That book is ‘Gideon’s Trumpet’. ‘Gideon Trumpet’ tells the story of Clarence Gideon of Panama City and his battle in court that led to a change in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Florida’s Power Structure by Lee Butcher My rating: 3 of 5 stars ‘Florida’s Power Structure’ is solidly planted from the perspective of the publication year, 1976, and those who published the book, pro-business, Florida Trend magazine. Thus tons are ignored.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Says Happy Library Lovers Month! Trilby is looking for a Batman comic book in Swampy’s library while munching crackers & Little Debbie chocolate Swiss Cake Rolls. Trilby’s troublesome interaction with Swampy’s collection of books has Swampy more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…