From the Calusa Indians to the travelers who used boats for transport in the early 1900s and up to the prosperous farms and cattle ranches of today; the Everglades has evolved into a mecca for fishing; birding; and hiking. The smell of orange blossoms entices the settler to an untamed land where bears; deer; and snakes still inhabit the wilderness and where alligator hunting and fishing are still popular sports. Lake Okeechobee is 110 miles around from Pahokee to Canal Point; Okeechobee; Lakeport; Moore Haven; Clewiston; South Bay; and Belle Glade. To cross Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf; a boat starts in Stuart and ends at Port Mayaca; crossing Lake Okeechobee to the Moore Haven lock and out the Caloosahatchee River past Lake Hicpochee and west to Fort Myers. Around Lake Okeechobee presents images from the Clewiston Museum; Lawrence E. Will Museum; state archives; and private collections; painting a history of the boom and bust; the boaters and farmers; and the cattlemen and ranchers who have settled and raised their families here.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Informative. well-written history of the Bahai TempleBy Lee Anne OlsonCandace Moore Hill has effectively researched the history of the Bahai Temple and condensed it to fit the numerous. well-selected photographs. For those who know the Temple well. she brings forth less known facts and to those to whom this book is an introduction it is a collective and interesting picture of how the Temple grew from an idea to a beautiful landmark and spiritual presence on Chicagos north shore.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Shahab FatheazamSuch an important building so little on it. Well done.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Easy to read and comprehensiveBy ampThis little book contains short stories and many photographs about the extraordinary process of building the Bahai Temple for North America.
