| Legendary Locals of Fort Pierce Contributor(s): Wilson, Jean Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467101273 ISBN-13: 9781467101271 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) |
| Dewey: 975.9 |
| LCCN: 2013946445 |
| Series: Legendary Locals |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Locality - Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether it was homesteaders and dragoons or cowboys and Indians, they all clashed in the Wild East of early Fort Pierce. A natural inlet through the barrier island into the Indian River Lagoon created the perfect location for two Seminole War forts: Pierce and Capron. After the Civil War, the Reuben Carlton family moved their cattle to the area s free range. Today, Alto Bud Adams Jr. runs the famous Adams Ranch from its Fort Pierce headquarters. Some time after the Carltons, Elizabeth and C.T. McCarty arrived, she to teach and he to plant pineapples and citrus. Growers like the Bernard Egan family continue to produce prize Indian River fruit. Generations of Summerlin fishermen made their living from the sea. The watered paradise still lures sport fishermen such as Terry Howard, ecotour operators like Lisa s Kayaks, and charter captains like Captain Mark. African Americans farmed, labored, and enriched the cultural environment, culminating in the success of artists such as Alfred Hair. In Legendary Locals of Fort Pierce, the town s diversity is illuminated through vignettes of its legends. Among these are Edwin Binney, the creator of Crayola crayons, and Edwin Link, the inventor of the Link flight simulator." |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Jean Ellen: - Jean Ellen Wilson is the librarian at the St. Lucie County Regional History Center and director of an oral history project titled St. Lucie Families Crafters of Local History. |