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Fort Myers Beach
Contributor(s): Stevens, Mary Kaye (Author), Estero Island Historic Society (With)
ISBN: 0738588113     ISBN-13: 9780738588117
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2012
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
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 - Historical
Dewey: 975.9
LCCN: 2011928090
Series: Images of America
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Locality - Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
 
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Publisher Description:

This pictorial history of Fort Myers Beach depicts the people, places, and events that have influenced the area's cultural and natural history.


The once sleepy barrier island labeled Estero Island on navigational charts was dubbed Fort Myers Beach in the early part of the 20th century by city folks who spent their weekends on its wide, sandy beaches. Centuries earlier, an abundance of fish and other seafood made the 6.5-mile-long island attractive to its earliest inhabitants, the Calusa, as well as explorers, fisherfolk, and a pirate or two. In the late 19th century, early homesteaders were lured by stories of free tillable soil in a balmy climate surrounded by warm waters and ankle-deep shells. When pink shrimp, labeled "Pink Gold," were found in nearby waters, another influx of residents arrived. Today, the island is best known as an energetic resort community, but it retains the influence and charm of its remarkable past.


Contributor Bio(s): Stevens, Mary Kaye: - Author Mary Kaye Stevens collaborated with the Estero Island Historic Society in documenting the island s colorful and intriguing past. In Fort Myers Beach, Stevens s third book in the Images of America series, readers will find an entertaining and informative retrospective that will surely be a treasure to those who have made Fort Myers Beach home and a treat to those who visit this playground by the sea.