Download or read book You Got Me Florida written by Rob Lloyd and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild, wacky, and often-hilarious Florida trivia
Download or read book Florida s Minority Trailblazers written by Susan MacManus and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Saves a piece of Florida political history by narrating the personal stories of the state's 'minority trailblazers' from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day."--Richard E. Foglesong, author of Immigrant Prince: Mel Martinez and the American Dream "Captures Florida's ongoing political transition from a 'yellow-dog,' lily-white state to one where diversity is beginning to make an impact on politics."--Doug Lyons, former senior editorial writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the state and transformed it into a microcosm of the nation, but discrimination remained pervasive. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with later rulings on redistricting and term limits, the opportunity to participate in government became more and more possible for previously silenced voices. Drawing primarily from personal interviews, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of the first minority men and women--both Democrat and Republican--who were elected or appointed to state legislative, executive, and judicial offices and to the U.S. Congress since the 1960s. She reveals what drove these leaders to enter office, how they ran their campaigns, what kinds of discrimination they encountered, what rewards each found during their terms, and what advice they would share with aspiring politicians. In addition to the words of the officeholders themselves, MacManus provides helpful timelines, photos, biographical sketches of each politician, and election results from path-breaking victories. The book also includes comprehensive rosters of minority individuals who have held state offices and those who have gone on to represent Florida in the federal government. Full of inspiring stories and informative statistics, Florida's Minority Trailblazers is an in-depth rendering of personal struggles--guided by opportunity, ambition, and idealism--that have made Florida the vibrant, diverse state it is today. Susan A. MacManus is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida and the coauthor of Politics in Florida and Politics in States and Communities. A volume in the series Florida Government and Politics, edited by David R. Colburn and Susan A. MacManus
Download or read book Florida s Affair written by Alan J. Levitt and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1975 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michael Gets Suspended written by Eric Monte and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1975 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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
Download or read book Christmas in Florida written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida has its own special way of celebrating the holiday.
Download or read book Pop Culture Florida written by James P. Goss and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at some of the people and events that have played a part in the pop history of the Sunshine State from 1945 to the present
Download or read book What s Done in Darkness written by Kayla Perrin and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jealousy is a strong motive. People kill for love every day... Jade Blackwin feels like she's losing her mind. After burying both her parents-and being left by her boyfriend for her scheming best friend-she totally loses it. At college graduation, she confronts her man, slaps her BFF, then crashes her car. Now everyone thinks she's crazy. Even her sister, who convinces Jade to take a job in beautiful, restful Key West. "Perrin weaves a compelling story...a great cliffhanger tale of suspense." -New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham on We'll Never Tell At first, Key West is everything Jade could hope for. The lime margaritas are heaven on earth. Her boss at the coffee shop, Katrina, is friendly as can be. And a gorgeous stranger named Brian is just the thing to help Jade forget her ex. But why is a crime writer asking so many questions? Why does Katrina explode into fits of rage? And why is a killer lurking in the shadows, ready to kill again? No one knows what's done in darkness. But Jade knows she's not crazy. She's next... "One wild ride! Perrin is an author who belongs on your must read list." -Romance Reader at Heart
Download or read book Sammy Two Shoes written by Phillip DePoy and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur sleuth and Child Protective Officer Foggy Moscowitz is back in New York, but his visit leads to stunning revelations – and murder – when he runs into his old friend, Sammy Two Shoes. 1976. Foggy Moscowitz has decided to pay his hometown of New York a visit and soon bumps into his old friend, Sammy ‘Two Shoes’ Cohen. Sammy wants a favor – Emory Brewster, an actor in an all-female production of Hamlet, is sending threatening notes to Sammy’s girlfriend and the play’s stage manager, Phoebe Peabody, and Sammy asks Foggy to speak to her. But before he has a chance, Emory is brutally murdered backstage and Phoebe is arrested. The other actors all despised Emory, but as Foggy strives to prove Phoebe’s innocence, Sammy stuns him with an astonishing revelation. Is he telling the truth, or is there more to the story? Foggy is reluctantly pulled back into New York’s criminal underworld as he uncovers more about Emory Brewster. Can he stay alive long enough to catch her killer?
Download or read book On a Pedestal written by Bessie M. David and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative fusion of truth and fiction fill the pages of this memoir. Annie Mae relives her life from innocence to a world of poverty, abuse, neglect, and alcoholism. On a not-so-pretty trip down memory lane, she travels across Texas panning for love, food, and shelter. The characters that come in and out of her life resemble members from a museum of oddities. She leaves no stone unturned with raw dialogue about her clandestine encounters, her unscrupulous family, and the faith that pulls her through.
Download or read book They Called It Golf Because Flog Was Already Taken written by Frank Fenton and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The funny stuff comes from humor columnist David Grimes, who reminds us: Not to "putt" rules before golfing fun Why golfers should hit balls, not bottles How to press a Nassau without getting skinned How to cope with unspeakable hardships like the laws of physics
Download or read book Tourists Retirees and Other Reasons to Stay in Bed written by David Grimes and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2000 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Grimes's humor column runs three times a week in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. David began writing his humor column in 1985 when it became clear that he had no talent for other, more useful jobs at the paper. David has gleaned a lifetime of wisdom from his 25 years as a Florida resident and offers us his sage advice on topics such as these: Granny sweat boosts health How to read a real-estate guide Fending off fruit fiends And many more.
Download or read book Assisted Dying written by Serena Nanda and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assisted Dying is an ethnographically-based murder mystery that uses the unexplained deaths of elderly people on Florida's Gold Coast to examine American cultural values. Diversity, immigration and the American Dream, and aging, retirement, death, and dying are just some of the issues illuminated. The novel skillfully draws readers in, teaching students key concepts in the social sciences as they follow cultural anthropologist Julie Norman in her quest to solve the dark mystery.
Download or read book Oddball Florida written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control: Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book I Want to Be a Memory written by Jackie Garner and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives Jackie “Lolli” Garner the opportunity to express and share her deep faith and how it has affected many of the people, young and old, that she has met along the way. Over her many years Jackie Garner has exemplified everything a clown can aspire to be. She has been relentlessly hilarious in performance. She has been incredibly giving and sharing to other performers whom she has inevitably inspired. She has touched the hearts of so many people in medical and social hardship. Now she is sharing her stories in book form. It may have a ‘price’ on the outside but the inside (like Jackie herself) is invaluable! —David Bartlett (Mr. Rainbow the Clown), an award-winning clown, author, stage producer, and performer For decades, Jackie has shared love and laughs that encourage the heart. I’ve seen this happen with large crowds and with single individuals and I’ve experienced it myself. She is a rich example of one who ’clowns from the heart.’ This is her calling. This is her life. And this is her gift... and we are all better because of her. —Randy Christensen, a master clown, past president of World Clown Association, instructor at clown training camps around the world, and children’s church pastor 1
