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A Land Remembered

Patrick D. Smith

Paperback | Pages: 403 pages

Rating: 4.41 | 6583 Users | 931 Reviews

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Original Title:	A Land Remembered
ISBN:	1561641162 (ISBN13: 9781561641161)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tobias MacIvey, Emma MacIvey, Zech MacIvey, Sol MacIvey
Setting:	Florida(United States)
Literary Awards:	Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel

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A Land Remembered has been ranked #1 Best Florida Book eight times in annual polls conducted by Florida Monthly Magazine. In this best-selling novel, Patrick Smith tells 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 with his wife and infant son, and ends two generations later in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. The sweeping story that emerges is a rich, rugged Florida history featuring a memorable cast of crusty, indomitable Crackers battling wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the swamp. But their most formidable adversary turns out to be greed, including finally their own. Love and tenderness are here too: the hopes and passions of each new generation, friendships with the persecuted blacks and Indians, and respect for the land and its wildlife. A Land Remembered was winner of the Florida Historical Society's Tebeau Prize as the Most Outstanding Florida Historical Novel. Now in its 14th hardcover printing, it has been in print since 1984 and is also available in trade paperback.

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Title	:	A Land Remembered
Author	:	Patrick D. Smith
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 403 pages
Published	:	September 1st 1996 by Pineapple Press (first published 1984)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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Ratings: 4.41 From 6583 Users | 931 Reviews

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I really didn't want to read this book. A heart-rending account of a family's struggle to settle north and central Florida? Sigh. And I'm one of the few native Floridians (third generation, I should say)! But I finally cnsented and am so glad I did. The characters and their stories are engaging from the start. With vivid imagery and great respect for all our state once was, The author spins a historical tale of generations of settlers and entrepreneurs. I was surpised how quickly I finished it.

I can truely say this is one of the best if not the best book I have ever read. It is the kind of book that you will read every word because you do not want to miss a thing. Patrick D. Smith paints a story with his words that captures the true life of 3 generations of a pioneer family in the wilds of Florida in the mid-eighteen hundreds through the next 100 years. Their struggles and triumphs tells a story of courage and a sense of family.I highly recommend this book as a must read for all ages.

Audible version: I wanted to learn a bit about my chosen state's history, and this was a great historical fiction choice! Telling the story of the McIvey's from 1858 to 1968, it taught me a lot I didn't know about Florida, and in a pleasant way.

I'm almost ashamed to admit that as a native Floridian, I have just now read this novel. I have such a greater appreciation for my home state. I don't drive down a Florida highway anymore without imagining the way it used to look. The novel follows the MacIvey family through three generations from the Civil War to the 1960s. The writing is simple, yet effective. Each chapter is written cinematically. I can see each scene fading to black. This novel has every literary device a teacher needs and

I would have never selected this book from 1984 to read on my own if it wasnt from the prompting of some friends! It is a great historical fiction book about the history of the state of Florida! The author was local to Florida, and did a lot of research for all his publications. I researched the author as well after reading this book. Sadly, he has passed away.

Eeeeehhhhhh a multigenerational soap opera wrapped in the guise of historical fiction from the ever riveting perspective of white dudes.

I'm giving this book 4 stars, but I'm being a bit generous. It was almost worthy of 5 stars in places, but it was uneven. Especially the end was rushed, unfortunately. I'm really glad I read it though. If you liked John Jakes's Bicentenial series, this is similar, but follows 3 generations of a family across one century in Florida from the Civil War to the 1960's.It's an excellent look at Florida in the latter half of the 19th century & at some of the pioneers who settled there, what they