An Croatian immigrant arrives in this country shortly before World War 1 and signs an X to documents because he is unable to read or write.   He wanted a better life for his family and he knew that meant education in the new world.    Seventy-two years later, his only surviving son, who holds a doctorate degree, writes his legacy.  This is an amazing story of love, determination, and family: Odyssey in the New World, the Frank and Anna Borich story.

Odyssey In The New World: The Frank and Anna Borich Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Patrick Borich

Community & Culture

Middle River Press

This book tells two, intertwined stories. It describes a son's search, fifty years after his father's death, to understand him as a man and not simply as a father. It also tells Ervin Carlisle's own story from his early life in Columbus, Ohio, until his death in Delaware.He was a coach, principal, and then superintendent in the Delaware Schools, where an elementary school is named for him.During World War II he organized defense training schools and childcare programs and assisted with wartime rationing.

Searching for Ervin

E. Fred Carlisle

Professionals & Academics

Florida s premier Lighthouse historian sets the record straight in this fascinating account of wartime activities at each of the State s 21 Civil War lighthouses. Both sides fought for possession of the towers and their valuable lenses and lamp oil. Through meticulous research, Neil Hurley has uncovered little-known facts about each lighthouse, including the great care taken by Confederate authorities to protect the lighthouses, lenses and oil.

Florida's Lighthouses in the Civil War

History

Neil E. Hurley

Americas

Bridgie Says.... provides a poignant look at the life of Bridgett Senape Marsiat, a woman who lived and raised her family by the proverbs she wrote and kept in her diary. This memoir is packed with her proverbs AND the recipes that made several restaurants successful. The proverbs and the recipes are both spicy at times. From the chicken piccata served at her first restaurant in Hazleton,Pa., to the minestrone soup still served at Roma's Pizza in Ybor City, Tampa, these recipes can be found for the first time in this book. The family history includes the story of a hard working immigrant making a new life for his family in America. Bridgie's father Gerardo Senape, came to Ellis Island in 1907 and settled in Hazleton, Pa. He and his brother Saverio managed to work several jobs and save enough money to buy four lots in Hazleton where they raised their families and ran their business. Senapes Tavern is still on the corner of that property today.

Bridgie Says...

Gerrie Hynes

It is legend, the burning of the Styx. For over a hundred years, the destruction of a black community on the blossoming new island of Palm Beach has been folklore. Historic photos prove the Styx existed, but century-old memories muddle the truth of its demise. What happened to a ragtag collection of homes and rooming houses that once sheltered the great Henry Flagler s hotel workers at the turn of the 20th century? The legend is steeped in rumor, but the racism of the age, the uncommon wealth and privilege that came to the wilderness of Florida, and the greedy scramble to grab a piece of a new Eden are undeniable truths. Jonathon King s novel The Styx is a fictional story of what happened in the later years of the 1890 s, when the great migration to Florida changed the state forever. With deft descriptions of New York s Lower East Side, the Wild West towns and villages of a newly discovered Florida, and the majesty of Palm Beach s new Royal Poinciana Hotel, King tells a story of murder and cover-ups, power turned greedy, society women behaving badly, and good people doing what good people must always do to build a real civilization.

The Styx

Literature & Fiction

Jonathon King

Genre Fiction

This emotional story will help anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one. Heartbreak Waltz 2007 tells a moving story about love and loss, illness, care giving and death, sorrow and survival. It focuses, first, on the last six months of Barbara Carlisle's life (the author's late wife) and the determined, courageous and sometimes fearful way she faced her death. Then in letters to her, the author tells the story of the first six months of his life without her. The book closes with a message to his daughters that reflects his understanding of what has happened and points toward an uncertain future.

Heartbreak Waltz 2007

Parenting & Relationships

Second book in the series, The Adventures of Charlie Pierce. Wonderful learning tool for children of all ages interested in Florida history.

Last Egret: The Adventures of Charlie Pierce

Oyer,harvey E

A pod of fifteen spinner dolphins have welcomed author, Virginia C. Smith as one of their own for twenty-two years. Read about her life and the magical influence and guidance she experienced and how it helped her deal with life and love in the human world. - "A fascinating story of inter-species communication, the power of intention and the universal language of love. Chicken soup for any soul." Jack Canfield, co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul

The Dolphin Lady: The Story of a Unique Relationship

Smith, Virginia C

Religion & Spirituality

The story of Saint Anthony Parish is more than the simple story of a church-it's a tale of spiritual service, pride, and hard work that together built a Catholic church with a reach that extends around the world and into the 21st century. As the oldest Catholic Church in Broward County, Saint Anthony has a deep and illustrious history-at least for a region where pioneer times bagan around 1890 and continued well into the twentiety century. We're the third-oldest Catholic parish in South Florida, after Gesu in Miami and Saint Ann in West Palm Beach. Founded in 1921, with the school following five years later, Saint Anthony has been an important part of local history, not only for Catholics but for the larger community as well.

Pioneer Parish

Fr. Jerry Singleton

A Feastynge of Spyders

Robert H Gore

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