| Legendary Locals of Fort Myers Contributor(s): Reaves, Gerri (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467100188 ISBN-13: 9781467100182 Publisher: Legendary Locals OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2012 |
| 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: B |
| LCCN: 2011945287 |
| Series: Legendary Locals |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Locality - Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From its beginning as a military installation in the Second Seminole War through the postwar booms of the 20th century, Fort Myers has had its share of famous residents and heroes, from Thomas A. Edison to Olympian Al Oerter, from musician Billy Nalle and football Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders to world-renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg. But beyond being the winter home of such famous residents as the Edisons and Fords, the City of Palms has been fertile ground for local legends, both admirable and notorious. County commissioner Wild Bill Towles burned down the county courthouse so he could build a modern one and got lots of help. Plucky 10-year-old Margaret Mickle set out in a rowboat and got a private meeting with a former president of the United States on demand. Nurse LaVeta Allen defied Jim Crow laws to save the life of a black woman, knowing it would get her fired. Such are the raucous, comical, and touching histories of those who made a difference in Fort Myers." |
Contributor Bio(s): Reaves, Gerri: - Local historian and author Gerri Reaves presents images from historical archives, family collections, and her own photographs of contemporary Fort Myers local legends. |