Paynes Prairie: The Great Savanna: A History and Guide

by Lars Andersen

Overview

This new paperback edition of Paynes Prairie still offers the sweeping history of the shallow-bowl basin in the middle of Florida, just south of Gainesville, but now adds a guide to outdoor activities that can be enjoyed in the state preserve there today, along with maps of trails for biking, hiking, and canoeing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561642960
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2003
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Lars Andersen's lifelong love of outdoor exploration began with his childhood forays into the remotest reaches of Paynes Prairie. Thanks to a patient mother, who drove him out in the morning and picked him up at sunset carrying a sack full of the day's finds (usually snakes), he developed the passion for and intimate knowledge of Paynes Prairie that resulted in Paynes Prairie: The Great Savanna: A History and Guide. Today he guides nature and history tours of nearly 30 north Florida natural areas for Adventure Outpost in High Springs, Florida. His favorite trip is still the Paynes Prairie History Hike.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
1.	Prehistoric Paynes Prairie	1
2.	The First People	9
3.	The Timucua	18
4.	De Soto and the Conquistadors	26
5.	European Invaders	32
6.	Rancho de La Chua	37
7.	The Seminoles	47
8.	Newnan's Invasion	59
9.	Wantons	68
10.	The Second Seminole War	76
11.	Civilization Comes to the Prairie	98
12.	Steamboats and Railroads	108
13.	The Plunder of Paradise	120
14.	Ditches, Dikes, and Highways	127
15.	Paynes Prairie State Preserve	134
16.	Exploring Paynes Prairie Today	141
	Bibliography	150
	Index	156