Price on Request $275
MCNEER, May
[31] pp.
Harper and Brothers
1947
First Edition
Original lithographs by C.H. DeWitt
11 1/4" x 10 1/4"
VG
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A description of the history of Florida from the arrival of the Conquistadors to 1947, as well as Floridian legends, wildlife, agriculture, and industry.
The text is divided into 15 topics:
• The Spanish Warriors
• The Unconquered Seminole
• King of the Pirates
• Golden Groves
• Turtles, Wrecks, and Hurricanes
• Dwellers in the Everglades
• Crackers in the Piney Woods
• The Alligator Man
• Spring Waters and Swamp Waters
• Sponge Divers
• Submarine Palaces
• Tamiami Trail
• Strange Crops
• Sun and Sand and Sea
• State of Many Nations
And each topic is illustrated with lush and detailed lithographs.