Twelve on the River St. Johns de Charles E. Bennett (editor) - 1989

Jacksonville FL: University of North Florida Press, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. VF/VF/1st ed. Through several centuries, Florida has remained a mecca for pioneers, explorers, and adventurers---and their later incarnations, tourist, retirees, and land developers---who have touched down on the peninsula long enough to claim a share of its treasures, from precious metals and youth--giving waters to whells, bags of grapefruit and alligator hides. Less numerous but far more influential have been the individuals drawn to Florida out of larger, sometimes nobler motives---science, politics, military power, religion. Bennett reminds us of twelve singular Floridians notable for their extraordinary achievements and honorable intent. Book Condition is Very Fine; beige cloth over boards with brown lettering on spine. 166pp. First Edition. Eight short biographies, a few b&w photos, references and index. Book is pristine, never read. Dust Jacket Condition; glossy clean jacket with no wear safely encased in a removable mylar dust jacket.