A Land Remembered
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4.9 • 65 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
In this best-selling novel, Patrick D. Smith tels the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history. A best-selling novel of Florida historical fiction, A Land Remembered was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and received the state's highest literary award from the Florida Historical Society, the 1986 Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel.
Customer Reviews
Not a big reader
Not a big reader but since finishing this I have not found a book that captivated me like this book did. The character building is unbelievable and the story will make you grateful for all that you have, regardless of your upbringing. All around an unbelievable story of family.