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Ghosts Of Chokoloskee


Ghosts Of Chokoloskee
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Author : Rick Magers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-09

Ghosts Of Chokoloskee written by Rick Magers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-09 with True Crime categories.


The 100 year old Smallwood Trading Post/Museum on Chokoloskee Island, Florida is a 20 mile trek that begins in Naples, crosses the Everglades on Tamiami Trail (US 41) and turns south on Highway 29. You will go through Everglades City, the infamous little fishing village where, arguably, one hundred thousand tons of marijuana was brought in by local smugglers during the 70s and 80s. Once you arrive in Chokoloskee, no longer an island, since a causeway brought the inhabitants into a modern world they had no use for. A book by Peter Matthiessen: Killing Mister Watson, the true account of the local vigilantes that had been bullied by Edgar Watson since he arrived from Oklahoma Territory. While there, he and Belle Starr developed a hate for one another. One night, after Belle was paid a very large sum for her part in a bank robbery, she was found dead from a shotgun blast, and the money was gone. Very small boot prints led straight to Edgar's cabin. It was well known that for a tall, stout man, with more muscles than most, Edgar had extremely small feet. There was no eye witness, so the sheriff was forced to free him. Edgar walked out of the jail, and left his wife and children to fend for themselves, as he headed south. There have been many claims over the years, after Watson was gunned down for killing the help on his small plantation, 20 miles east of the Smallwood Trading Post, that he killed them rather than pay them. Ghosts are regularly seen inside, under, and throughout the vicinity. Letters have been sent by tourists who visited the Museum to take photos, that stated they would never return because, "We can see ghosts in every photograph." Were they simply hysterical people who wanted badly to see the ghost of Edgar Watson, Ted Smallwood, Green, Big Hannah, numerous black men, and a few foolish men who challenged the deadly killer, Mister Watson. Professional ghost seekers have received permission from the Smallwood owners of the museum, to come inside and use their search equipment, and also photograph ghosts. Some said they recorded several ghosts, and photographed some of them. Others said, "There is so much paranormal activity in here, no doubt due to so much killing done by Edgar Watson, and the killing of him, that one day something bad will happen at this museum, so we are never coming back. Read this first, and then alter next year's itinerary, and visit Everglades City and Chokoloskee. Bring your camera, and you just might take a ghost home with you.



The Ghost People Of The Everglades


The Ghost People Of The Everglades
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Author : Barbara Tyner Hall
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2022-11-03

The Ghost People Of The Everglades written by Barbara Tyner Hall and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-03 with Fiction categories.


The last frontier is no more. Commercial fishing has been banned in Everglades National Park, and the locals were forced to find other means of work, but no one expected drug-smuggling to become big business in a small sleepy fishing village with less than one thousand people in population called Everglades City, Florida, and an island called Chokoloskee. The intertwined and dense mangrove system of the Ten Thousand Islands that surrounded the area and with remote locations provided a perfect environment for smugglers to bring and hide their drugs until they could deliver them for big profits. The Daniels family knew the backcountry of the Everglades and the complicated waterways of the area and knew how to travel through the shallow and treacherous waters and go through other passages unknown to anybody else. The Daniels family were sought after and hired to bring in large loads of drugs from South and Central America, as well as a few other countries. This family was born in the area and knew it like the backs of their hands. The Daniels crew was dubbed the "Saltwater Cowboys" because of their daring and reckless style and the "Ghost People of the Everglades" because they could disappear at a blink of an eye. Their wild and daring stunts happened on the high seas as well as in the complicated waterways of the Ten Thousand Islands. These boys could turn into a cluster of mangroves and disappear into another waterway just behind it. This adventurous family that turned outlaw became the largest importer of drugs into the United States that ran throughout our country. This area was world-renowned to some of the largest cartels or drug-smuggling rings around today and now call Everglades National Park their home.



The Ghost Orchid Ghost


The Ghost Orchid Ghost
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Author : Doug Alderson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013-03-01

The Ghost Orchid Ghost written by Doug Alderson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Fiction categories.


Florida's famous swamps—from the Everglades to Mosquito Lagoon to Tate's Hell—serve as fitting backdrops for these chilling original stories. Maybe it's because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Mysterious things just happen in swamps. Maybe it's because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Where else can you find a ghost baby, or an angry specter, or a lost soul? How about a ghost who is obsessed with the ghost orchid, or an alluring snake woman? Throw in a skunk ape or two and you've got the ingredients for many entertaining hours sharing these stories around a campfire or reading them to yourself or out loud. From the Author's Notes at the end of each story, you can learn a thing or two about Florida's swamps, creatures, and history, along with storytelling tips. Florida is rich in history, natural beauty, and ecological and cultural diversity. To protect what is special about our state it is important to educate the people who live here and our visitors. In this unique book you'll find tales of mystery and intrigue interwoven with important facts and lessons of natural history. Who but a naturalist can really scare you about what lurks in the swamp? Doug Alderson has been there and knows. In writing tales for this book, Doug Alderson drew upon many years of entertaining young people as a summer camp counselor and storyteller, and also from decades as a swamp explorer. He is a former associate editor of Florida Wildlife magazine. To learn more about his writing and photography, check out his website at www.dougalderson.net.



In The Shadows Of The Ghost People


In The Shadows Of The Ghost People
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Author : Barbara Tyner Hall
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2022-08-16

In The Shadows Of The Ghost People written by Barbara Tyner Hall and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-16 with Fiction categories.


The Florida Keys are so coveted for its beauty, and the tourists seem to flock to its small island paradise, giving them a transit feel for the people going in and out of the area. Marathon, Florida, is a small island town located midway down the chain of islands housed a dark and dangerous secret in the hidden world of drug smuggling that dominated the waters from the Florida Keys to the Ten Thousand Islands off Everglades National Park. The setting is in the 1970s where people were carefree and daring and contributed to the recreational use of drugs and the party lifestyle. This story embarks on the glitz and glamorous lifestyle that the commercial fishermen grew accustomed to but endured during a decade of drug smuggling for the largest and most dangerous cartel housed inside of Miami's dark world.



Ghosts On The Coast


Ghosts On The Coast
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Author : Jane R. Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-02

Ghosts On The Coast written by Jane R. Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.


In "Ghosts on the Coast: A Visit to Savannah and the Low Country," the Johnson family travels to Savannah and Charleston - southern cities rich in history and ghost stories. They visit graveyards, a pirate tavern, haunted buildings, and a dungeon. Ending their vacation at the coastal town of Pawleys Island, they learn about sea turtles, blue crabs, and the Gullah culture. When Bobby and his newfound friend get into a dangerous situation, they turn to a local ghost for help. Stories of pirates, ghosts, and feisty women make history come alive for young readers.



Ghosthunting Florida


Ghosthunting Florida
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Author : Dave Lapham
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011-01-11

Ghosthunting Florida written by Dave Lapham and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.


On this leg of the journey youll explore the scariest spots in the Sunshine State. Author David Lapham visits more than 30 legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the public-so you can test your own ghost hunting skills, if you dare. Join David as he visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and giving you a first-hand account. Enjoy Ghost hunting Florida from the safety of your armchair or hit the road, using the maps, ''Haunted Places ''travel guide with 50 more spooky sites and ''Ghostly Resources. ''Buckle up and get ready for the spookiest ride of your life.



Seasons Of Real Florida


Seasons Of Real Florida
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Author : Jeff Klinkenberg
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2009-09-20

Seasons Of Real Florida written by Jeff Klinkenberg and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-20 with Literary Collections categories.


No wonder Jeff Klinkenberg loves Florida. At any time of year he can find a place in the state that's ripe to enjoy or a person whose story has aged to perfection. Arranged by season, the book opens in the fall, which Klinkenberg says is like spring in the north--a time of celebration: "Having survived our harshest season, we feel renewed." Fair weather, good food, and the joys of nature lie ahead, described here in essays that are like time capsules of "old Florida values." Preserving the past, they reveal Klinkenberg's waggish appreciation of the state's history, folkways, and landscape, not to mention its barbequed ribs, smoked mullet, stone crab claws, and fresh lemonade. Many pieces focus off the beaten path and on modern rogues who seem to turn their backsides to the subdivisions and shopping malls that pave the state: Miss Ruby, whose fruit stand features rutabagas, boiled peanuts, and her own brightly colored plywood paintings; an 85-year-old resident of the remote island of Cayo Costa who hums Beethoven while she hunts for shells; the scientists who test mosquito repellent in Everglades National Park; and the unofficial caretaker of Lilly Spring on the Santa Fe River, who greets canoeists wearing glasses, a necklace, and on occasion a synthetic fur loincloth. Other pieces pay homage to Klinkenberg's literary heroes who've written in and about Florida, such as Pulitzer Prize-winner Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Rawlings's companion and memoirist Idella Parker, Everglades crusader Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and novelist Ernest Hemingway. Klinkenberg also revisits an old St. Johns River campsite of 19th-century botanist William Bartram, whose encounters with alligators there were as alarming as Klinkenberg's with beer cans and soda bottles. For anyone who has a stake in the real Florida--resident, tourist, naturalist, or newcomer--this tour of the seasons will linger in memory like the aroma of orange blossoms on a clear winter night.



Exploring Wild South Florida


Exploring Wild South Florida
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Author : Susan D. Jewell
language : en
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Release Date : 2002

Exploring Wild South Florida written by Susan D. Jewell and has been published by Pineapple Press Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Nature categories.


Offers a guide to the wildlife and natural areas of the Everglades, the Florida Keys, and other South Florida natural environments.



Lost Man S River


Lost Man S River
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Author : Peter Matthiessen
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-08-22

Lost Man S River written by Peter Matthiessen and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-22 with Fiction categories.


When his novel Killing Mister Watson was published in 1990, the reviews were extraordinary. It was heralded as "a marvel of invention . . . a virtuoso performance" (The New York Times Book Review) and a "novel [that] stands with the best that our nation has produced as literature" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now Peter Matthiessen brings us the second novel in his Watson trilogy, a project that has been nearly twenty years in the writing. A story of epic scope and ambition, Lost Man's River confronts the primal relationship between a dangerous father and his desperate sons and the ways in which his death has shaped their lives. Lucius Watson is obsessed with learning the truth about his father. Who was E. J. Watson? Was he a devoted family man, an inspired farmer, a man of progress and vision? Or was he a cold-blooded murderer and amoral opportunist? Were his neighbors driven to kill him out of fear? Or was it envy? And if Watson was a killer, should the neighbors fear the obsessed Lucius when he returns to live among them and ask questions? The characters in this tale are men and women molded by the harsh elements of the Florida Everglades--an isolated breed, descendants of renegades and pioneers, who have only their grit, instinct, and tradition to wield against the obliterating forces of twentieth-century progress: Speck Daniels, moonshiner and alligator poacher turned gunrunner; Sally Brown, who struggles to escape the racism and shame of her local family; R. B. Collins, known as Chicken, crippled by drink and rage, who is the custodian of Watson secrets; Watson Dyer, the unacknowledged namesake with designs on the remote Watson homestead hidden in the wild rivers; and Henry Short, a black man and unwilling member of the group of armed island men who awaited E. J. Watson in the silent twilight. Only a storyteller of Peter Matthiessen's dazzling artistry could capture the beauty and strangeness of life on this lawless frontier while probing deeply into its underlying tragedy: the brutal destruction of the land in the name of progress, and the racism that infects the heart of New World history.



Haunting Sunshine


Haunting Sunshine
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Author : Jack Powell
language : en
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Release Date : 2001

Haunting Sunshine written by Jack Powell and has been published by Pineapple Press Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.


Spectral visions, footsteps in the attic, thumps in the night. Who hasn't witnessed or heard such things and not thought of ghosts? Join your guide, author Jack Powell, on a wild ride from Pensacola to Jacksonville and down to Key West, touring Florida's places and history through some of its best ghost stories. Powell has woven together a creepy collection of tales. Explore the darker side of the Sunshine State. What horrible fate awalted the pirates lover in Pensacola? Care to check out the last crop Edgar Watson planted on his farm in the Everglades? When will the ghost leave baby Carlys room?