Edison and Ford in Florida
9781467114646
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Prolific inventor Thomas Edison and automobile pioneer Henry Ford shaped the modern world like few others in history.
The lives of these close friends intersected at their winter homes in southwest Florida. Edison first visited the tiny cattle-ranching community of Fort Myers in 1885, building a home and laboratory soon after. There, he wintered with his wife, Mina, and their children, Madeleine, Charles, and Theodore. Ford purchased the adjacent estate in 1916, wintering in the area with his wife, Clara, and son, Edsel. Here in southwest Florida, these famous neighbors relaxed and found time to explore new projects.
Organized Crime in Miami
9781467123952
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While other cities are credited for birthing and honing the legendary crime figures who inevitably influenced and shaped their susceptible surroundings and culture, Miami is where the Mob, like many American citizens, often turned when seeking vacation, vice, or a new beginning. Dating back to the first quarter of the 20th century, resourceful gangsters from across the nation recognized the profitable business opportunities Miami could provide with its booming population, perfect year-round climate, cooperative law enforcement, and mutual understanding among otherwise rival gangs. The promise of an open city, free from familiar encumbrances and restrictions, prompted eager mobsters from around the country to migrate south and trade in their suits and fedoras for swim trunks and flip-flops. Organized Crime in Miami examines the considerable yet heavily underpublicized involvement of the American Mafia in South Florida and its lasting impact on the community through their business activities, both illegal and within the confines of the law.
Murder in St. Augustine
9781467118811
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%More than four decades after it occurred, the murder of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley remains notorious… and unsolved.
The only eyewitness said a man attacked Lindsley with a machete in broad daylight on the front steps of her white mansion. Gossip swirled that neighbor Frances Bemis knew who killed Lindsley and would notify authorities. Bemis was later murdered on her nightly walk. Author Elizabeth Randall puts the rumors to rest through research culled from over one thousand pages of depositions, records, official county documentation and interviews.
Barnett Bank
9780738505534
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Greeks in Tarpon Springs
9781467115469
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%These pictorial images of Greek heritage illustrate the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Tarpon Springs.
Beginning in 1905, large numbers of Greeks from the Dodecanese and Saronic Gulf islands settled in Tarpon Springs to work in the sponge business. They significantly expanded the industry and changed Tarpon Springs forever. Greektown flourished with residences, stores, churches, restaurants, and recreational facilities stretching from the sponge docks to downtown. Sponge fishing and related activities served as the economic base for the community. By 1913, as many as half of Tarpon Springs residents were reputedly Greek, and many businesses displayed both Greek and American flags. Today, Tarpon Springs' Greek community preserves a strong ethnic and maritime heritage. While some major US cities have a larger Greek population, no other has a greater percentage with Greek heritage than Tarpon Springs.
The Ghostly Tales of St. Augustine and St. Johns County
9781467198325
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Ghost stories from America's oldest city have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
The haunted history of St. Augustine comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the Castillo de San Marcos to help a headless soldier look for a lost wedding ring. Or spot the ghostly boy dashing among the headstones at Tolomato Cemetery. And if you visit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, beware of the mischievous spirits who have been known to tie visitors' shoelaces together! Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Murder on the Florida Frontier
9781467139397
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In 1880, there was a brutal murder in sunny paradise. This is the story of greed, violence, and a sensational trial that still captures the public's imagination even well after 100 years have passed.
Archie Newton stepped off the river steamer in 1880 with a letter of introduction and a secret, the young man hoping for a new life on the Florida frontier. Samuel McMillan was a miserly Sanford bachelor who carried large sums of "greenbacks" and trusted no one. One would think that since the ambitious Newton had his eye on purchasing McMillan's profitable orange grove, he wouldn't be foolish enough to do something reckless, but on his way back from Newton's home one evening, McMillan disappeared, and he wasn't seen again until his headless, mutilated corpse was pulled from a nearby lake. Newton's trial was sensational and the evidence gruesome, and local legends grew of a headless ghost rising from the lake, but was the young man in the courtroom innocent or guilty? Author Andrew Fink chronicles the twists and turns of this shocking story.
Solving the West Palm Beach Murder of Jeffrey Heagerty
9781467142564
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A gay love triangle, drug deals, and a murder. Just another night in West Palm Beach in 1984?
Jeffrey Heagerty was like most young gay nineteen-year-olds in South Florida in the 1980s, commonly finding himself and his friends at the popular Kevin's Cabaret in West Palm Beach on Saturday nights. On one of those Saturday nights in 1984, Jeff vanished from the club, leaving his friends behind even though he was their ride home. His body was found in a canal the next morning and his car was missing, only to be found a month later, abandoned on the other side of town. Rumors of a love triangle, drug dealings and sexual encounters snarled police efforts at solving the case. The investigation stagnated and the case grew cold until the solution came from two unexpected sources: overlooked details in police photographs of Jeff's car and a mysterious letter from an inmate in the Palm Beach County Jail.
Run the Rum In
9781596292499
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Ghostly Tales of Tampa
9781467198745
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Ghostly Tales of Panama City
9781467197427
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Ghost stories from Northwest Florida have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/
em>Welcome to the spooky beaches and piers of Panama City!/em>
Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Panama City forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!
Remarkable Women of Sanibel & Captiva
9781467117661
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Remembering Maas Brothers
9781467114738
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Legendary Locals of West Palm Beach
9781467102254
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College
9780738552798
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Bobby Bowden:
9780738515441
Regular price $26.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida
9781626199835
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Legendary Locals of Amelia Island
9781467126274
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Guide to Hemingway's Key West, A
9781467151023
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%See the Conch Republic through Hemingway’s eyes.
Tampa Bay Music Roots
9781467104098
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Central Florida's Most Notorious Gangsters
9781596294141
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Alva Hunt and Hugh Gant began their infamous "careers" fencing automobile parts as the Florida land boom became a bust. After doing hard time in state jails, they emerged as bank robbers and embarked on a crime spree across the Deep South. In the end they were captured and served time in Leavenworth, Alcatraz and other penitentiaries. Their reign was one of terror for Florida and many Southern states. Their story reflects an intriguing period in Florida's own history--the Depression era and the desperate days when Southern gangsters were armed, notorious and deadly.
Miami's Criminal Past
9781596293885
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Pioneering Palm Beach
9781609496579
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Ghostly Tales of the Treasure Coast
9781467198769
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