| Volusia County's West Side: Steamboats & Sandhills Contributor(s): Williamson, Ronald (Author), Dreggors, Bill (Foreword by), Dreggors, Irene (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1596295627 ISBN-13: 9781596295629 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: This collection of popular 'Sense of Place' columns by "Daytona Beach News-Journal" award-winning writer Ronald Williamson chronicles the sleepy streams, poignant passages and timeless traditions of the hilly western side of Volusia County a place quite different from the hustle and bustle of the Daytona Beach area. Majestic St. John's River steamboats replace speeding racecars, and subdued sances at an old spiritualist camp replace brash biker bashes and spring break revelry. From slavery and segregation to Madame Clarissa Zaraza and mayhaw jelly from swampy creeks, these stories are a moving account from a master storyteller. |
| 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 | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 975.921 |
| LCCN: 2008035233 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.02" W x 8.93" (0.58 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of popular Sense of Place columns by Daytona Beach News-Journal award-winning writer Ronald Williamson chronicles the sleepy streams, poignant passages and timeless traditions of the hilly western side of Volusia County a place quite different from the hustle and bustle of the Daytona Beach area. Majestic St. Johns River steamboats replace speeding racecars, and subdued seances at an old spiritualist camp replace brash biker bashes and spring break revelry. From slavery and segregation to Madame Clarissa Zaraza and mayhaw jelly from swampy creeks, these stories are a moving account from a master storyteller." |
Contributor Bio(s): Williamson, Ronald: - Ronald Williamson lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1972 when he married a DeLand native whose family traced its roots in Volusia County to 1803. He fell under the spell of the St. Johns River country and began writing stories about this place that fascinated natives and transplanted residents alike. A natural storyteller, his knowledge is gleaned through more than three decades of local reporting about news, personalities and history for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. He has won numerous writing awards on a regional, state and national level. |