Items related to The True Sea
Synopsis
Set in the Florida Keys in the years from 1909 till 1925, "The True Sea" tells the story of a boy growing into manhood against the drama of the construction of the Overseas Railroad. Henry Flagler's railroad, which ultimately linked Key West to the rest of America, promised the people of the isolated Florida Keys prosperity and access to the world beyond its sun-drenched shores. It did change the Florida Keys forever, but not necessarily in ways promised or expected.
Here is a tale of the fascinating history of one of America's most spectacular and unique environments; of prohibition and rum-runners, of schooners and sailors and the islanders who depended upon them, of the plundering of the islands' natural resources, and of progress and growth, with its rich rewards as well as its heavy costs.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Frederick W. Belland was born in 1944 at the Naval Hospital in Miami Beach, Florida. He spent his youth in rural Miami and the Florida Keys. After a tour with the Marines in Vietnam, Belland received a degree in Design and Literature from Florida State University.
While writing his first novel, Fleshwound (Dove Paperback, New York), Belland worked with his brother Chris in renovating Old Town Key West.
Belland’s second novel, The True Sea (Holt Rinehart & Winston, New York) is based upon the construction of the overseas railroad from Miami to Key West.
Subsequent works include over a dozen short stories printed in such publications as Tropic Magazine (The Miami Herald), The Tampa Tribune Literary Supplement, The Caribbean Writer and Key West Review. Belland’s most recent story won first prize in the South Florida Writers’ Guild competition.
A compulsive traveler, Belland has settled at last under an extinct volcano in Nicaragua with his four cats.
Review
"...one of the best novels about Florida I have read. Deserves to live on in the imaginations of everyone..." -- Rosalind Brackenbury, Solares Hill Newspaper
"..superbly told, boundless in scope, tumultuous in all its passions and true as the sea." -- Evan H. Rhodes, Award winning novelist and playwright.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHolt Rinehart Winston
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0030640148
- ISBN 13 9780030640148
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The True Sea: A Novel
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!. Seller Inventory # X0030640148X4
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The True Sea: A Novel of the Florida Keys
Published by
Holt McDougal, 1984
ISBN 10: 0030640148
ISBN 13: 9780030640148
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A short tear and some edgewear to dustjacket. Set in the Florida Keys in the years from 1909 till 1925, The True Sea tells the story of a boy growing into manhood against the drama of the construction of the Overseas Railroad. Henry Flagler's railroad, which ultimately linked Key West to the rest of America, promised the people of the isolated Florida Keys prosperity and access to the world beyond its sun-drenched shores. It did change the Florida Keys forever, but not necessarily in ways promised or expected. Here is a tale of the fascinating history of one of America's most spectacular and unique environments; of prohibition and rum-runners, of schooners and sailors and the islanders who depended upon them, of the plundering of the islands' natural resources, and of progress and growth, with its rich rewards as well as its heavy costs. Seller Inventory # SKU2010025374
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The True Sea.
Published by
Holt, Rinehart and Winston., New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0030640148
ISBN 13: 9780030640148
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 289pp. Or cloth backed papered boards in jacket. Slightest of edge wear. Author's first book. Set in the Florida Keys from the turn of the century to the 1920's, in the small settlement of Doctor's Arms, The True Sea tells of the coming of the railroad from Miami to Key West. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 000781
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
THE TRUE SEA : A Novel
Published by
Henry Holt & Company, Inc, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0030640148
ISBN 13: 9780030640148
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Toning to front and rear panels. First Edition stated. ; 9.10 X 6.40 X 1.10 inches. Seller Inventory # 107770
Quantity: 1 available