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Henry Flagler: Builder of Florida (The Southern Pioneer Series)

Children's Books

Sammons, Sandra Wallus

Literature & Fiction

Tailored Tours Pubn

Sammons, Sandra Wallus, McGuire, Nina

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Southern Pioneer)

McGuire, Nina

United States

Jacqueline Cochran America's Fearless Aviator (Southern Pioneer Ser.))

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

By showing the personal side of John and William Bartram, this book puts the reader right next to two of America's first botanists as they travel in search of nature. John, the father, and William, the son, contributed greatly to our understanding of plants, trees, and all of nature. The reader will enjoy this warm look back into our colonial and revolutionary times and the lives of two adventurers.

John and William Bartram: Travelers in Early America

Ocean Pub

The Two Henrys: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Railroads (Pineapple Press Biography)

They shared first names. They both first came to Florida looking for a healthy place for their wives. And they both fell in love with the place and with its potential. Henry Plant and Henry Flagler also shared passions for railroads and hotels—and they both ignored the word "impossible."Henry Plant, who had steamships in addition to railroads, was determined to have his trains running to a port for ships on the west coast of Florida. In 1884 Plant realized his dream when his rails reached Tampa. With the grand opening of his fantastic Tampa Bay Hotel in 1891, Plant reached another goal.Henry Flagler first visited Florida in 1878, and he liked what he saw. He came back and built railroads and grand hotels along the east coast so that Northerners could enjoy the beauties of the state. By the end of his long and productive life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912.Both Henrys were very determined and practical. They met all the great challenges they set for themselves. Their efforts brought growth and development to both coasts of Florida.Ages 12 and up< < Previous in seriesNext in series > >See all of the books in this series

History

Pineapple Press

They shared first names. They both first came to Florida looking for a healthy place for their wives. And they both fell in love with the place and with its potential. Henry Plant and Henry Flagler also shared passions for railroads and hotels—and they both ignored the word "impossible." Henry Plant, who had steamships in addition to railroads, was determined to have his trains running to a port for ships on the west coast of Florida. In 1884 Plant realized his dream when his rails reached Tampa. With the grand opening of his fantastic Tampa Bay Hotel in 1891, Plant reached another goal. Henry Flagler first visited Florida in 1878, and he liked what he saw. He came back and built railroads and grand hotels along the east coast so that Northerners could enjoy the beauties of the state. By the end of his long and productive life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Both Henrys were very determined and practical. They met all the great challenges they set for themselves. Their efforts brought growth and development to both coasts of Florida. Ages 12 and up Next in series &gt; &gt; See all of the books in this series

Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida (Pineapple Press Biography)

An exciting biography about the man who changed Florida's east coast with his hotels and his Florida East Coast Railway.Henry Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire when he first visited Florida in 1878. He liked what he saw. He came back and built railroads along the east coast so that others could more easily come. And he built grand hotels so that those who came had a beautiful place to stay. By the end of his long and productive life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Henry Flagler was very determined and practical. He met all the great challenges he set for himself.Ages 9-12< < Previous in seriesNext in series > >See all of the books in this series

Marjory Stoneman Douglas is called "the Grandmother of the Everglades." Read about her life from her childhood up north to her long and inspiring life in south Florida. She arrived in Miami in 1915 from her native Massachusetts, happy to be in the tropical warmth. She began to understood the importance of the Everglades, an area most considered a "swamp." She called attention to it with her book The Everglades: River of Grass. During her 108 years, she was a newspaper and magazine journalist as well as book writer. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on the Everglades. Ages 9-12 Next in series &gt; &gt; See all of the books in this series

Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the Florida Everglades (Pineapple Press Biography)

Biographies

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings grew up loving to write and hoping to become an author. Later she moved to Florida, where she lived out in the country at Cross Creek in an area called the Big Scrub. She met the people who lived there, the so-called Crackers. Their simple way of life fascinated her, so she wrote stories about them. One of her books, called The Yearling, was about a boy and a pet deer. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her dream of becoming a famous writer had come true.Ages 9–12< < Previous in seriesNext in series > >See all of the books in this series

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Crackers (Pineapple Press Biography)

Ponce de Leon and the Discovery of Florida

Juan Ponce de Leon was a young soldier in Spain when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to the New World. De Leon accompanied him on his second voyage, and later became Governor of Puerto Rico. On voyages of his own, he explored other islands and discovered an even larger land—Florida. This biography captures the excitement of finding a "new world."

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Henry Flagler: Builder of Florida (The Southern Pioneer Series)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Southern Pioneer)

Jacqueline Cochran America's Fearless Aviator (Southern Pioneer Ser.))

John and William Bartram: Travelers in Early America

The Two Henrys: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Railroads (Pineapple Press Biography)

The Two Henrys: Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Railroads (Pineapple Press Biography)

Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida (Pineapple Press Biography)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the Florida Everglades (Pineapple Press Biography)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Crackers (Pineapple Press Biography)

Ponce de Leon and the Discovery of Florida