A ten-year-old country boy who lives in North Florida is confronted by the sudden loss of his family and moves to Southwest Florida to live with his aunt and uncle. He is confronted with many changes, including the discovery that he is different and must conform, particularly in his speaking and writing skills. Boy jots down stories that will bring tears and laughter, inclujding a twist at the conclusion of this heart-warming fictional book.

Pages: 314
Price: $18.00 + $3.00 (s/h)

A glimpse of the community of Ellenton, located on the Manatee River in Florida, the place where the author, as well as his father, were born.and grew up. It contains a brief history and personal experiences of the author and friends.

Pages: 163
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Florida Adventure Stories contains 16 stories filled with exciting adventures that are based on historical facts. Though fictionalized for more enjoyable reading, each story is an integral part of Florida’s rich history. The stories include a shipwreck, murder, narrow escapes, tragedy, humor, and a wide variety of events that helped shape Florida’s unique history. At the end of each story is a page that adds details of the actual historical facts so that readers may distinguish between fact and fiction. This book is designed for young readers but adults will also find the pages to be captivating. Most importantly, readers will learn more about Florida’s exciting history, which extends farther back than any other state in America.

Pages: 220
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Florida Alligators offers a look at Florida’s past when alligators were slaughtered needlessly and offers a glimpse into their present status. Also, there are heartbreaking accounts of persons who have had close encounters with alligators, including more than twenty persons in Florida who lost their lives in a merciless struggle against the gator’s massive jaws. A forward is offered by Ken Haddard, retired executive of FWC. He writes, “He (Wiggins) offers us a dramatic, yet simple and thorough overview of the species that has fascinated us since the moment a human first laid eyes on one of these magnificent creatures.”

A look at Florida’s unique role during the years of World War II. Florida was unique by providing ideal climate, flat land for air strips, and waterways for ports. The author shares as a teenager living amid Nazi sub attacts, blackouts, convoys,scrap drives, watch towers, POW camps, drones of planes flying overhead, and the enlistment of 250,000 young men from Florida who enlisted.

Pages: 192
Price: $20.00 + $3.00 (s/h)

Gardening for the Soul is designed to provide readers with an appreciation for the garden as a place of therapy. The authors share their personal experiences in discovering that their garden provided healing during the grieving process with the loss of two adult children to cancer. Not only did they take care of their garden, but the garden helped to take care of them. Hopefully, readers will discover that gardening can provide comfort and peace of mind----whether it be the loss of loved ones, a job, one’s home, or whatever the need may be. The book includes color photos and quotes from dozens of renowned persons who attest to the value of being close to Mother Earth.

These pages are sure to stir one’s soul.

Pages: 153
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A compilation of 71 columns orginally written for The Observer newspaper in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. It includes stories about outstanding leaders who contributed to Florida’s rich history. Described by Patrick Smith, author of A Land Remembered, as “a delightful book...one of the best of its kind I have ever seen. It should be required reading for anyone interested in Florida’s past. It is a jewel.”

Pages: 211
Price: $12.00 + $3.00 (s/h)

A compilation of 100 columns originally written for The Observer. See above.

Pages: 200
Price: $12.00 + $3.00 (s/h)

210 vintage photos (with captions) portray Manatee County’s rich heritage as an integral part of Florida’s history. It is part of the Images of America series produced by Arcadia Publishing.

Pages: 127
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The story of a racial incident in 1955-57 that involved Colleen Wiggins while teaching in Gwinnette County, Georgia. It was a frightening experience that involved the KKK, a cross burning, and threats. But it also shows the love and compassion expressed by the community folk of Bethesda as the Georgia State Board of Education pressed for her dismissal because of liberal views on segregation.

Pages: 108
Price: $12.00 + $3.00 (s/h)