Jump into the past and follow the stories and adventures of the Dry Tortugas. Learn about the fantastic wildlife: ancient sea turtles, unique birds, fish and coral reefs. Find out why one of the largest early forts was built in one of the most remote locations. This book reveals the remarkable and colorful past of the small sandy islands and rocky reefs, from discovery by Spanish explorers, to mariners, soldiers and prisoners, up to its present use as a national park. Visitors and residents to this remote paradise have left vivid records of their different experineces. For some it was a wonderful adventure and others it was an unbearable suffering. A 9"x12" hardback book, each fitted with a laminated dust jacket and individually shrink wrapped.
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Landrum's book "Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas National Park" is an enjoyable book filled with many great color photographs. The islands' history is explained well for the limitations of its space (71 pages). The author was a park ranger at this site.
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If you plan on visiting the Dry Tortugas, you must read this book first! Packed full of interesting facts and beautiful pictures, Mr. Landrum does a fabulous job explaining this unique location. Great read!
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There is a special place, at the end of nowhere, but on the way to everywhere, a place of explorers, pirates, smugglers, soldiers, prisoners and scientists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sooty terns, moat wall, sandy islands, park employees, fort walls Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, United States, Civil War, Key West, Bush Key, Loggerhead Key, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Bird Key, Hospital Key, National Park Service, Florida Straits, Long Key, Emily Holder, Alexander Agassiz, East Key, Gulf Coast, World War, President Lincoln New!
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There is a special place, at the end of nowhere, but on the way to everywhere, a place of explorers, pirates, smugglers, soldiers, prisoners and scientists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sooty terns, moat wall, sandy islands, park employees, fort walls Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, United States, Civil War, Key West, Bush Key, Loggerhead Key, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Bird Key, Hospital Key, National Park Service, Florida Straits, Long Key, Emily Holder, Alexander Agassiz, East Key, Gulf Coast, World War, President Lincoln New!
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- Land from the Sea: The Geologic Story of South Florida by John Edward Hoffmeister on page 71
- The Florida Keys, Vol. 2: True Stories of the Perilous Straits (Florida's History Through Its Places) by John Viele on page 71
- Treasure Island (Classic Library) by Robert Louis, III Stevenson on page 12
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson on page 12
- Treasure Island by Louis Robert Stevenson on page 12
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- Seafaring Scientist: Alfred Goldsborough Mayor, Pioneer in Marine Biology by Lester D. Stephens in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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