I Take This Land

by Richard Powell and David A. Powell, Richard J.; Bailey

Book Overview

Set in the Everglades from 1895 to 1946, Richard Powell tells the story of the development of Southwest Florida. The cast of characters, including a powerful land promoter, Ward Campion, and devoted farmer, Joel Emmet, each portray a piece of the land that they fight so hard to call their own

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1495357074
• ISBN13: 9781495357077
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

I Take This Land

An excellent book; grasping into the culture and the hearts of each character and land's history

Pioneering Florida

Richard Powell is one of my favorite authors of all time, so i'm probably a bit biased. But with good reason. Powell was a creative writing teacher at Syracuse Univ, and his writing skills are superb. He is a master storyteller, great at characterization, descriptions, and plot. Powell was born in 1908, so is a bit old school in his values, but that's one of the things that make his stories shine - his heroes are truly worth admiring. This particular book is about the pioneering of southern Florida, a subject that must have interested Powell, because he retired there in his later years. In this story, you'll find the characters not only battling each other, but also the elements, as souther FL must have been difficult country to tame. Read this book. You'll enjoy it from cover to cover, and like most Powell books, wish it would never end.