New Smyrna Beach is the third-oldest city in Florida behind only St. Augustine and Pensacola. Originally settled by Dr. Andrew Turnbull in 1768; the city accumulated significant; intriguing and stunning monuments to its past. An unusual-looking memorial to world war heroes�a cross; battle helmet and eagle�sits at Riverside Park. One of the oddest sites is a single-stone cemetery with a vault dedicated to the memory of Charles Dummett. Because of the insects that inhabit Ponce Inlet; a well-known landmark was originally named Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse. Local author and historian Robert Redd guides readers through the iconic historical landmarks of �Florida�s Secret Pearl.�
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. timeBy Ms LoisMy father was one of her students at Purdue. It was so interesting to read about how she brcame who she was. it also answered some unanswered questions I have always had about Cheaper by the dozen.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is a well-written and interesting book. Biographies can ...By Kathy G.This is a well-written and interesting book. Biographies can be stuffy; this one isnt. If you want to know more of the story of the Gilbreths from Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes; this book delivers. It is a biography of the mother and explains why she was writing books in Cheaper by the Dozen and often off making speeches in Belles on Their Toes. Fascinating.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The Gilbreth team...By Dr. BillFrank and Lillian Gilbreth were the husband and wife consulting team that inspired the book and movie; Cheaper by the Dozen. In fact; there never were a dozen living children. (The second child; a girl; died in childhood from diptheria and a thirteenth was still born. But the Gilbreths always referred to their brood as a "dozen")Frank had no education beyond high school and began his "career" as an apprentice bricklayer. That every bricklayer had his own technique fascinated him and led him to search for the "best way" the lay brick. He became a self-declared "engineer" in the emerging scientific management movement that Frederick Taylor pioneered.In contrast; Lillian was well educated with a doctorate in psychology. She was the brains behind the consulting team comprised by Frank; her; and assistants. She was a remarkable woman who endured the discrimination against professional women in the early 20th century to become a real icon of success for the generation of women engineers who came after her. Her story; told in this book by Jane Lancaster; is an inspiration. I would liked to have known her.
