A Land Remembered, Volume 1

A Land Remembered has become Florida’s favorite novel. Now this Student Edition in two volumes makes this rich, rugged story of the American pioneer spirit more accessible to young readers. Patrick Smith tells of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family battling the hardships of the frontier. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias and Emma MacIvey arrive in the Florida wilderness with their son, Zech, to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that his wealth has not been worth the cost to the land. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history with a cast of memorable characters who battle wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the Florida swamp.

Author: Patrick D. Smith
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pineapple Press
Published: 03/20/2001
Series: Land Remembered #1
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781561642236
Language: English