Here are eight books read since June 21st’s update:

1) The Empty Copper Sea: I know I read this book a few decades ago, but it sure read as a stranger to me. A good, simple story with a lot less of the typical adventure of a Travis McGee book. It read almost more like a prologue.

2) Totch – Another book I’ve read in the past, but only parts. This is by far the best book I’ve read of the 30 or so I have so far about the Everglades. it is one of the finest non-fiction books I’ve read about Florida over all. It contains a very well told family journey.

3) The Green Ripper – One of MacDonalds swipes at religious thought, though not as grim as ‘One More Sunday’, though more people die in this one. A fast moving story that ends a bit abruptly and unbelievably. Though more adventure thrillers today are written this way.

4) The Seminoles of Florida – A very good history of the Seminoles. Well written and very complete, unlike similar efforts to chronicle the Seminoles.

5) The Last Patriot – A good adventure that is more believable than The Green Ripper. A lot of background information make the total a bit hard to know where you are at any one time.

6) The Florida Seminoles and the New Deal – Author Kersey sure knows his stuff. This is a very well done book with lots of insight and explanation.

7) Scarecrow – The fastest most unbelievable books I’ve ever read. It’s really more science fiction than grounded in reality. There’s a good plot underneath, but the non-stop action is insane. One big plus is that you never know who lives or dies is the book.

Pioneering in the Everglades – This book was a personally written book for the author’s children. So, I’ll excure the poor writing and badly cobbled together vignettes of living in South Florida. Otherwise, there are some very nifty nuggets tucked inside the pages.