Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas National Park , by L. Wayne Landrum
Hardcover, 72 pages
$19.95
Loaded with beautiful color photos of the Dry Tortugas, this book by local author Wayne Landrum includes stories, adventures, and history of this remote, unique national park.
Jump into the past and follow the stories and adventures of the Dry Tortugas. See and read about the fantastic wildlife: ancient sea turtles, unique birds, fish and coral reefs. Find out why one of the largest early forts was built in one of the most remote locations.
This book reveals the remarkable and colorful past of the small sandy islands and rocky reefs, form discovery by Spanish explorers, to mariners, soldiers and prisoners, up to its present use at a national park. Visitors and residents to this remote paradise have left vivid records of their different experiences. For some it was a wonderful adventure and others it was an unbearable suffering.|
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