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Voices of the Apalachicola (Florida History and Culture)
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by FAITH EIDSE
Sales Rank: 541670
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List Price: $26.00
$19.76
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: University Press of FloridaEdition: 1st Edition October 7, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0813032121
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0813032122
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Voices of the Apalachicola (Florida History and Culture) (Hardcover)
Forty years ago, author Gloria Jahoda characterized the Sunshine State's panhandle as "The Other Florida." This was--and to some extent still is--the off-the-beaten track part of the state where residents have long viewed their scrub oak and pine forests, salt marshes, rivers, sinkholes, barrier islands and coastline with a very utilitarian eye. The stories in Faith Eidse's oral history of the Apalachicola River system remind me of Jahoda's book, for they are not about the Florida of resorts, overly developed beaches and mega-tourist attractions, but of people who knew the land and the river as an integral part of their livelihood. Here are the fishermen, riverboat captains, botanists, road builders, turpentiners, beekeepers and loggers who have stories to tell about a world most people never knew existed. While I grew up in the other Florida very close to the Apalachicola River, these stories--supplemented by a historical narrative--have shown me that I missed more than I noticed when it came to the land and its people. These stories display for us the heart and soul of a great river, one that we might one day successfully destroy. For those who would protect the river and the surrounding ecosystem, this book is a must read. For everyone else, the voices make for exciting history and demand to be heard.
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