A Florida Sketch-Book


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(4.7 stars; 6 reviews)

This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Note: page 142 was read from Google Books as it was missing from the Gutenberg version. (5 hr 25 min)

Chapters

01 - In the Flat-Woods 45:27 Read by Bellona Times
02 - Beside The Marsh 9:19 Read by Linda Dodge
03 - On The Beach At Daytona 40:19 Read by Euan Bayliss
04 - Along The Hillsborough 44:14 Read by Bellona Times
05 - A Morning at the Old Sugar Mill 29:45 Read by Euan Bayliss
06 - On The Upper St John's 40:09 Read by Linda Dodge
07 - On The St Augustine Road 38:56 Read by JimOCR
08 - Ornithology On A Cotton Plantation 15:18 Read by Tom Watts
09 - A Florida Shrine 11:44 Read by Tom Watts
10 - Walks About Tallahassee 49:57 Read by Roger Melin

Reviews

A Florida Sketch Book by B. Torrey


(4 stars)

What a recall of memories. I grew up in Daytona Beach in the late '40 and '50's and the places that are spoken of in the "sketch" were brought back into focus. I certainly remember the oyster mounds, oyster shell roads, the rivers and the tone of the people. The beach at Daytona is a world wonder and I was fortunate to see it before it was overrun by people and development. This could also be said for the rest of the State. This is well read and even of style. I think that I will try my hand at reading and making a small contribution. Thanks to all the work at LibriVox for these gems.