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Author | : Ginger Lee Pedersen |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2012-09-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614236682 |
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A vivid biography of the nineteenth-century society couple who helped turn a tropical wilderness into a Gilded Age paradise. Palm Beach’s sunny and idyllic shores had humble beginnings as a wilderness of sawgrass and swamps only braved by the hardiest of souls. Two such adventurers were Fred and Byrd “Birdie” Spilman Dewey, who pioneered in central Florida before discovering the tropical beauty of Palm Beach in 1887. Though their story was all but lost, this dynamic couple was vital in transforming the region from a rough backcountry into a paradise poised for progress. Authors Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries trace the remarkable history of the Deweys in South Florida from their beginnings on the isolated frontier to entertaining the likes of the Flaglers, Vanderbilts, Phippses, Cluetts, Clarkes, and other Palm Beach elite. Using Birdie’s autobiographical writings from her bestselling books to fill in the gaps, Pedersen and DeVries narrate a chapter in Florida’s history that has remained untold until now.
Author | : Ginger Pedersen |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781609496579 |
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Palm Beach's sunny and idyllic shores had humble beginnings as a wilderness of sawgrass and swamps only braved by the hardiest of souls. Two such adventurers were Fred and Byrd "Birdie" Spilman Dewey, who pioneered in central Florida before discovering the tropical beauty of Palm Beach in 1887. Though their story was all but lost, this dynamic couple was vital in transforming the region from a rough backcountry into a paradise poised for progress. Authors Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries trace the remarkable history of the Deweys in South Florida from their beginnings on the isolated frontier to entertaining the likes of the Flaglers, Vanderbilts, Phippses, Cluetts, Clarkes and other Palm Beach elite. Using Birdie's autobiographical writings from her best-selling books to fill in the gaps, Pedersen and DeVries narrate a chapter in Florida's history that has remained untold until now.
Author | : Dean of Curriculum and Educational Technology Ginger L Pedersen |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-09-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781540207159 |
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Palm Beach's sunny and idyllic shores had humble beginnings as a wilderness of sawgrass and swamps only braved by the hardiest of souls. Two such adventurers were Fred and Byrd "Birdie" Spilman Dewey, who pioneered in central Florida before discovering the tropical beauty of Palm Beach in 1887. Though their story was all but lost, this dynamic couple was vital in transforming the region from a rough backcountry into a paradise poised for progress. Authors Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries trace the remarkable history of the Deweys in South Florida from their beginnings on the isolated frontier to entertaining the likes of the Flaglers, Vanderbilts, Phippses, Cluetts, Clarkes and other Palm Beach elite. Using Birdie's autobiographical writings from her best-selling books to fill in the gaps, Pedersen and DeVries narrate a chapter in Florida's history that has remained untold until now.
Author | : Jan Tuckwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Oral history |
ISBN | : 9781563521775 |
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Author | : William E McGoun |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2015-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1561647675 |
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The history of the Palm Beach area, the Treasure Coast, and Lake Okeechobee is one of turbulence, growth, and especially change. Meet the visionaries and outlaws, physicians and poets who shaped this region of southeast Florida from the 1690s through the 1990s. Author William McGoun's stories are sometimes hair-raising, sometimes amusing, and always engaging. Well researched and dotted with photos from The Palm Beach Post archives, this collection of mini-biographies reads like a who's who of Florida history.
Author | : Jan Tuckwood |
Publisher | : Lyons Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781493042227 |
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Little more than 100 years ago, West Palm Beach was a nameless stretch of scrub and swamp dotted by a few settlements. Then Henry Flagler arrived. In a matter of months, the Standard Oil tycoon turned Palm Beach into a world-renowned resort. And across Lake Worth from his fancy paradise, he fashioned a service city - West Palm Beach. This is the story of the unique mix of high society and endless summer that has developed there.
Author | : Jan Tuckwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Oral history |
ISBN | : 9781563527449 |
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Author | : Byrd Spilman Dewey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Dog, Legends and stories of |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Byrd Dewey |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2016-03-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781530402632 |
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From Pine Woods to Palm Groves is a delightful tale of pioneer life in Palm Beach County. Byrd Spilman Dewey, Florida's Pioneer Author, tells of her life in 19 century Palm Beach, before Henry Flagler built his resorts and made Palm Beach the playground of the rich and famous. The book tells of the Dewey's first pioneer homestead, nestled in the sand pine woods. She describes her encounters with the Seminole Indians and surviving in the unforgiving South Florida climate. Their grand estate Ben Trovato, nestled in a palm grove, is then revealed, a stunning Victorian cottage on the shores of Lake Worth. Be enchanted by a long lost time in a wild and new paradise called Palm Beach. Also includes the bonus story The Tale of Satan.
Author | : Everee Jimerson Clarke |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-09-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439629773 |
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Pleasant City, a neighborhood of West Palm Beach, Florida, is the oldest African-American community in Palm Beach County. The first black settlers came to a place called the Styx--later owned by white millionaires who then rented their backyards to black workers--to work on the railroad and Henry Flagler's hotel and mansion. Forced out when the land became valuable, the blacks purchased land and settled Pleasant City. Pleasant City was marketed as a "High Class Colored Subdivision" in 1913, and many of the pioneers still have descendants in the area today.