21st CENTURY CHALLENGE: Preserving Native Florida - Paperback

by Nancy Dale Ph. D. (Author)

Life is not predictable as the inspired people in this book express through the destination of their lives. Each person in this book tells their true story about manifesting a dream. Some of them are returning to the lifestyle of the pioneers, reviving talents, skills with perseverance and hard work not born of technology and discovering "new knowledge." Here is a preview: LIVING OFF THE ELECTRIC GRID, FOUNDING OF THE FLORIDA CRACKER TRAIL, THE ANCIENT ART OF HIDE TANNING, DISCOVERING A WAY TO CURE CITRUS GREENING, RESTORING A LIVING LEGEND: THE CYPRESS KNEE MUSEUM, THE REVIVAL AND DEMISE OF THE PALMDALE COUNTRY STORE, PRESERVATION OF BOK TOWER GARDENS, THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEES AND PRESERVATION, FLORIDA'S QUEST TO PRESERVE FRESH WATER, THE SEMINOLE INDIANS HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SURVIVAL OF THE FLORIDA BLACK BEAR, AND MORE...

Author Biography

Nancy Dale, Ph.D. is a native Miamian and author of four Florida pioneer "cow hunter" books: Where the Swallowtail Kite Soars: The Legacies of Glades County, Florida and the Vanishing Wilderness; Would Do, Could Do and Made Do: The Florida Pioneer "Cow Hunters" Who Tamed the Last Frontier; Wild Florida, the Way It Was: As Told by the Pioneer "Cow Hunters and Huntresses" Who Lived It; The Legacy of the Pioneer "Cow Hunters" - In Their Own Words. Dr. Dale writes these books to preserve the cultural heritage. She teaches Communications at South Florida State College and is a certified Yoga Instructor. She lives in Sebring, Florida Visit: www.nancydalephd.com.