Earman Joe (1 results)
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Published by Joe S. Earman, 1977
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine condition dark blue boards with gold front cover lettering. Includes The Earman Creed. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Signed, inscribed and dated (1/4/77) by the author, Joe S. Earman, with black ink on the blank first free front endpaper. Limited to 300 copies. "This boo…k was written by Joe S. Earman and his wife Betty of Vero Beach, Florida in loving memory of "Big Joe" Earman and his wife Georgia of West Palm Beach, Florida." - from the Preliminary Page. "The is the story of a pioneer family in Florida, and in more particular, of a man who in the Horatio Alger st yle rose from poverty to a position of influence, and contributed greatly to the building of a state and a city. A young boy of eleven named Joseph Lucien Earman had to quit school and go to work to help support his mother and father, not because they were not able to work, but for the reason that at that time there was very little work for anyone - times were hard and money scarce. Young Joe was a born salesman and he convinced the town fathers of Tavares, Florida, they had a job for him. He had it all figured out, and told them what he could do, and he got the job. The Town of Tavares had street lights on each corner that were kerosene lamps mounted on poles. His job was to keep these lamps full of oil, to light them at sundown and put them out at daybreak. In addition to this, they gave him a license to sell ice in Tavares. His father had acquired an old mule and an old wagon. This transportation was put into service. The closest ice plant was located in Eustis, Florida, a town about twelve miles from Tavares. So, when Young Joe had put out all of the street lamps in the morning, he headed for Eustis and returned with a load of ice which he deliverd from door to door all afternoon until time to light the lamps again. He needed some statements to bill ihs ice customers and to illustrated his original and sharp mind, they were printed as follows: Joe L. Earman, "Congealed Water Is My Business" Young Joe Earman kept this job for several years until the fortune of the family changes. But first it is necessary to tell who the Earman's are and where they came from." - from Part One, Chapter One entitled The Earman History and a History of Florida. Signed by Author(s).
