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Nine Florida Stories by Kevin Mccarthy (1990, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Florida
ISBN-100813009944
ISBN-139780813009940
eBay Product ID (ePID)315559
Product Key Features
Book TitleNine Florida Stories
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
TopicWomen Authors, Short Stories (Single Author), American / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorKevin Mccarthy
Book SeriesFlorida Sand Dollar Bks.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Table Of ContentIntroduction -- Pineland -- A bird dog in the hand -- He man -- Twenty minutes late for dinner -- Plumes -- By violence -- Bees in the mango bloom -- September--remember -- The road to the horizon.
Synopsis"A collection of tales boiling with real estate dealers, egret poachers, rumrunners, mango growers, sportsmen, land grubbers, murderers, and mosquitoes. First printed in The Saturday Evening Post during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, these stories constitute a rip-snorting glimpse back to a South Florida that now exists only in memory."-- Miami Herald "Reflects the same concerns found in her better-known non-fiction work--a fascination with the beauty of Florida and a warning against its imminent destruction."-- Tallahassee Democrat The subjects that would fire Marjory Stoneman Douglas's enthusiasm for the rest of her life first appeared in her short fiction published in the 1920s. Florida's most celebrated environmentalist, the author of The Everglades: River of Grass , wrote even then about protecting South Florida's fragile ecosystem and the state's endangered species, about the dangers of short-sighted land development, and about Florida history. The nine stories in this first collection take place in a scattering of South Florida settings--Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, the Tamiami Trail, the Keys, the Everglades--and reveal the drama of hurricanes and plane crashes, of kidnappers, escaped convicts, and smugglers. Editor Kevin McCarthy relates each story to Douglas's life and points out the autobiographical touches which surface frequently in her stories., "A collection of tales boiling with real estate dealers, egret poachers, rumrunners, mango growers, sportsmen, land grubbers, murderers, and mosquitoes. First printed in The Saturday Evening Post during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, these stories constitute a rip-snorting glimpse back to a South Florida that now exists only in memory."-- Miami Herald "Reflects the same concerns found in her better-known non-fiction work--a fascination with the beauty of Florida and a warning against its imminent destruction."-- Tallahassee Democrat The subjects that would fire Marjory Stoneman Douglas's enthusiasm for the rest of her life first appeared in her short fiction published in the 1920s. Florida's most celebrated environmentalist, the author of The Everglades: River of Grass, wrote even then about protecting South Florida's fragile ecosystem and the state's endangered species, about the dangers of short-sighted land development, and about Florida history. The nine stories in this first collection take place in a scattering of South Florida settings--Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, the Tamiami Trail, the Keys, the Everglades-and reveal the drama of hurricanes and plane crashes, of kidnappers, escaped convicts, and smugglers. Editor Kevin McCarthy relates each story to Douglas's life and points out the autobiographical touches which surface frequently in her stories.
LC Classification NumberPS3554.O8275N56 1990
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- 19 Feb, 2020
Early 20th Century Florida ficion
Very interesting short story fiction, 1920's era, from an author known more for her non-fiction work.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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