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|  | | Legends - Family Stories and Myths
Misconstrued tales, unspoken events, a heroic deed, a celebrity or a shady past; all of which are unchallenged family myths, legends or stories handed down by grandmother, but could sweet old grandma have gotten the story wrong all these years?
These thirty family legends offer the reader a glimpse at ordinary individuals, whether from 20 years ago to centuries earlier, of a person’s legendary. There are truths, half-truths and misconstrued tales that one’s descendants have accepted just because great grandmother always heard it told that way. Then to learn what actual events occurred can take the reader from the strange, to the bizarre to the hilarious.
How the research was done and what sources are available to discover the truths is also covered in the book, LEGENDS, which entertains as well as educates.
SAMPLE CHAPTERS:
The Twenty Dollar Match
Henry was the only son of the senior Henry Sherman family and inherited the large 200 acre family farm in Manheim, York County, Pennsylvania, during the last quarter of the 19th century. This large piece of Pennsylvania land had been in the Sherman family for decades. Henry, the only son, had a son of his own, so it was thought the land would continue in the family. The family myth was that the Sherman property remained in the family with Henry’s descendants into the 20th century. Discovery of two articles written back in May 190 | |  | | O. B. Padgett - A Florida Son
One man, a native of Florida, a lawman and his adventures in early Florida.
There are always individuals in a region's history that can be overlooked or 'lost' over time. One such person I have now brought to the forefront of the history in Martin County, Florida.
He was one of the youngest city Chief of Police in Florida.
This Florida native was Oren B. "O. B." Padgett, from Taylor County, Florida. The time frame was the 1920s, a period of bootleggers and outlaws during America's Prohibition era. O. B. served as a Deputy Sheriff then Stuart's Chief of Police from 1924 to 1926. However, things would not go smoothly for this young lawman.
The book, "O. | |  | | The Invincible Alice
The life and times of a Florida girl raised in the boom years, 1920s - 1950s, of Miami, Florida. She achieved so much for the times, yet suffered so much personal heartache.
In today’s society there are countless celebrities, financial wizards and political statesmen, all making a name for themselves, especially by appearing over and over again in multiple media venues of the press and television. Those individuals are termed, ‘the famous’ but what of the individuals in America who made a difference, took risks, overcame adversities, made changes and tried to help their community? Their legacy for achievement certainly cannot be forgotten, nor should it be forgotten, for they are what made America.
The saying, “everyone has a story” is absolutely t |
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