Fifty Years Down the Suwannee River

Name/Title

Fifty Years Down the Suwannee River

Entry/Object ID

Library.944

Description

263 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Fifty Years Down the Suwannee River by L. L. Barnett, "This story was written by me, Leonadous Barnett, as my grandaddy told it to me...This story is based on true facts, and real places...The names of the characters are purely fictitious." Recollections and descriptions of life in the Suwannee River Valley in the mid-1800's to early 1900's. Contents: New way of life for Nick and Gelone -- Nick finds new friends at Roland Bluff -- Yearning for the river and Gelone, Jr. is born on the river -- Setting up fish camp at Cedar Keys -- Uncle Drift is buried at sea -- Vartin buys Kilder Plantation -- John Locklear starts fishing with Nick -- Nick comes into possession of map -- Tragedy strikes one again for Nik -- Nick marries and buys farm -- Nathaniel dies a violent death at sea -- Jim Reeves begins fishing with Nick -- Nick once again faces tragedy -- Nick meets Wilkens again -- Nicks ministries in Cedar Keys -- Conclusion of Nicks life.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Suwannee River Valley (Ga. and Fla.) -- History., Suwannee Valley (Fla.) -- History ., Kilder, Nick -- b. 1850., United States -- Suwannee River Valley., Florida -- History -- 1865 -- Biography.

Publication Details

Author

Barnett, L. L. (Lawton Leonadous) 1905-

Publisher

L.L. Barnett

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Branford, FL 32008

Call No.

F 317 .S8 K553