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Memories and reflections of a Florida crackerEntry/Object ID
Library.1515Description
xviii, 499 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Memories and reflections of a Florida cracker by Tyrie Alvis Boyer.
"Tyrie Alvis Boyer was born and raised during the Great Depression. His family survived on subsistence farming in rural Florida. During WW II, he joined the U.S. Navy and flew PB2Y airplanes in the Pacific area. He married Betty Gale who encouraged him through college, law school, and a successful law practice and judicial career."
Contents: My birth and family -- Our community -- Stories in country vernacular -- The Depression and my childhood -- The Navy and early matrimony -- Family and work -- Why me, oh Lord? (near death experiences) -- Hunting adventures -- Miscellaneous thoughts and writings -- Appendix including history of the Boyer Family, the Flynn Family, Clancy Family, the Strickland Family, the Gale Family.Collection
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Boyer, Tyrie Alvis., Jacksonville (Florida) -- Biography., Judges -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Florida -- History -- 20th century., Florida -- History -- Personal narratives., Florida -- Rural conditions., Country life -- Florida -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes., Florida -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.Publication Details
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Boyer, Tyrie AlvisPublisher
Bailey Publishing & CommunicationsPlace Published
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Jacksonville, FlaCall No.
F 316.23 .B6 A3 2012ISBN
9780970104915