Location: United States
Member Since:
Jan. 15, 2020
Betty Anholt
Biography
Betty Anholt is a long-term student of Florida's natural and social history, and in particular, that of Southwest Florida and the islands. She has published seven books, including Sanibel's Story, Voices and Images from Calusa to Incorporation, numerous articles, columns, and smaller pieces. Her writing awards include first place state-wide for Outdoor Writing by the Florida Press Association in 1998, and she was honored by receiving the eponymous Betty Anholt Guardian of History Award for Lifetime Achievement in Interpreting and Sharing History of the Islands presented by the Captiva Island Historical Society in 2020. A graduate of Rutgers University, she has lived in Florida with her family most of her life.
Books
Once upon the Island Known as Sanibel
by Betty Anholt & Charles LeBuff
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 189,180.
Language:
American English.
Published: April 9, 2022
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » American, Nonfiction » History » North America » USA
A history of Sanibel Island, a popular but well-protected Florida Gulf coast barrier island. The period covered is approximately 1513 through 1980. This title is equivalent to a 462-page paper book and includes over 200 photographs.
Turtle Coast
by Betty Anholt
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 74,460.
Language:
American English.
Published: January 16, 2020
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Categories:
Fiction » Historical » USA
Florida's virtually unpopulated mangrove Gulf coast, a fertile and lovely wilderness, was populated by a few commercial fishermen. They were connected by the regular appearance of a run boat delivering ice and supplies and hauling fish away. There, the Pratts are expecting their fifth surviving child. Their life rhythms reflect those of their environment, the sea and island they live on.