Marya Repko (91 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Brief History of the Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, Florida. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Glance at History in the Everglades Area of Florida. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a new book by local author Marya Repko. * Background History of Florida * Charles Sherod ("Ted") Smallwood's early life * Building the Store, trading with the Seminoles * Chokoloskee causeway and the next generation * Saving History - converting the Store into a Museum The Smallwood Store is a landmark in Southwest Florida history. Almost 100 years ago, local settlers came to get their mail at the Post Office and to buy supplies. The Seminoles visited to trade pelts and deer meat for cloth and ammunition. The Store closed after 65 years but the building and artifacts have been preserved as a Museum. "This is not a Museum where you reproduce history - it's where history was made." (Lynn Smallwood McMillin, Ted Smallwood, Inc.) Author Marya Repko grew up in Hadlyme, CT, and attended local schools before graduating from Hollins College in Roanoke, VA. She lived most of her adult life in Europe as a software engineer until she retired to Everglades City, FL, where her first book A Brief History of the Everglades City Area has sold thousands of copies. Other brief historical studies of Sanibel Island, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Deaconess Harriet Bedell, and the Fakahatchee have been well-received, as have the children's versions of the Everglades and Sanibel books. Her latest books are Women in the Everglades and Everglades Entrepreneur (about Barron Collier).…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. GRANDMA OF THE GLADES; A Brief Biography of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Angel of the Swamp; Deaconess Harriet Bedell in the Everglades. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Ochopee: The Story of the Smallest Post Office. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Tamiami Trail: A Collection of Stories by Maria Stone. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Singed By The Author on title page. b/w Illustration (illustrator). Singed By The Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Paperback. 76 pp. B&W photos, maps. Appendices, index. History of Florida community; 12mo; 76 pages.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Paperback. 76 pp. B&W photos, maps. Appendices, index. History of Florida community; 12mo; 76 pages.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. * Why was it called "Tamiami"? * What was life like in remote Florida? * How did they cope with the mosquitoes? * What did they think of Barron Gift Collier? * What has changed over the past 90 years? Read what the men & women remember about working and living on the Trail during those formative years in the 1920s when the road across the swamp and the sawgrass opened up Southwest Florida. The late Maria Stone recorded interviews and published this collection of "written oral history" in 1998, the 70th Anniversary of the Opening of the Trail. It is being re-published for the 90th celebration and for future generations who want to know what it was like back then in the Roaring Twenties on the fringe of the Everglades. In Maria's own words, "You have read these true accounts of those who experienced the building of the Tamiami Trail. Perhaps as you drive along this famous highway you will feel a deeper appreciation for that larger-than-life effort expended by so many for so long." Lila Zuck, a Naples historian, is Maria's literary executor and selected ECity Publishing to reprint this book. The editor has reformatted the original typescript and added some photos with detailed captions. Lila's comment, after seeing the proof of the new 2018 edition, was: "Love it! Very nicely done, especially picture of her & sign! You'll do well with it.".…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New book by local author. Harriet Bedell is being canonized by the Episcopal Church. What did she do during her long life to be considered a saint? How did the tiny teacher from Buffalo end up in the Everglades? The Deaconess was a missionary to Native Americans in Oklahoma, Alaska, and the Everglades. She came to Florida in 1933 where she remained active at her little Glade Cross Mission until she was over 85 years old, helping the Seminoles and Miccosukees market their crafts and improve their standard of living. She also touched the lives of local residents around Everglades City and in nearby Marco Island where she taught sewing and Sunday School. "This new book is a fascinating account of the life of Harriet Bedell, a very unusual woman who was adopted into three different Indian tribes. The author has done a remarkable job of collecting and assembling a great deal of historical and anecdotal information about this indomitable lady and you will find this book hard to put down. I am IMPRESSED!" Marion Nicolay, journalist, Marco Island, FL The book has a plethora of historical photographs plus a chapter of reminiscences by local people about the Deaconess. There is a handy Time-Line of events that influenced her life and Biographical Sketches of important people. The extensive Bibliography points the reader to background information.…

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