Lemon City Pioneering on Biscayne Bay 1850-1925 by Peters, Thelma

Miami, Florida: Banyan Books, Inc., (1976). First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the Author. Octavo, yellow boards (hardcover), xii, 302 pp. Very Good, with light foxing (age darkened spotting); in a Near fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: History buffs, residents, genealogists, and all those intrested in the simpler -- if rougher -- life-styles of bygone days will be fascinated by Thelma Peters’ lively yet factual account of a once-trhiving pioneer community now part of Greater Miami. Gone are the days when pinewoods stretched without end along Biscayne Bay, when layers of newspapers protected one’s body from mosquitoes, when coontie starch was a staple, and when Indians had a way of coming to dinner. But the sparkling, witty spirit of these times -- the late 1800s and early 1900s -- fills this book. Unpublished diaries and manuscripts and the area’s earliest newspapers, pamphlets, and periodicals were all carefully researched. Countless interviews yielded oral… Read More

Banyan Books, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Banyan Books, 1976. Hardcover. Good.