The Millhopper Book Club meets the first T uesday of each month. When we meet\, we start by sharing books we&rsquo\;v e read recently\, then discuss that month&rsquo\;s book. You do not have t o read the book to attend the meeting.
\nIn October\, we'll be discu ssing A Land Remembered by Patrick D. S mith. "Smith tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys\, a Flor ida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-po or Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The sto ry opens in 1858\, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness t o start a new life with his wife and infant son\, and ends two generations later in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey\, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. The sweeping story that emerges is a rich \, rugged Florida history featuring a memorable cast of crusty\, indomitab le Crackers battling wild animals\, rustlers\, Confederate deserters\, mos quitoes\, starvation\, hurricanes\, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the swamp. But their most formidable adversary turns out to be greed\, inc luding finally their own. Love and tenderness are here too: the hopes and passions of each new generation\, friendships with the persecuted blacks a nd Indians\, and respect for the land and its wildlife.&rdquo\; Descri ption provided by the publisher
\nEvent Contact: Beth Noll\, bn oll@aclib.us
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