A Land Remembered

De: Patrick D. Smith

Narrado por: George Guidall

Patrick D. Smith here tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history.

A best-selling novel of Florida historical fiction, A Land Remembered was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and received the state’s highest literary award from the Florida Historical Society, the 1986 Tebeau Prize for the Most Outstanding Florida Historical novel.

©1984 Patrick D. Smith (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

WOW

I could not stop listening to this audio book. It tells a story of a Cracker family just like my granddad and grandpa told me when I was a kid.

Must listen for all Floridians

What did you like best about this story?

Florida's rich history

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Dude can read!

Who was the most memorable character of A Land Remembered and why?

They were all memorable.

Any additional comments?

I did not want this one to end.

A Rewarding Listen

I really enjoyed this book. Every aspect of it is top quality. The story is very well developed and the characters are people that you begin to believe you really know personally. I did not know much about Florida history during the period that is covered in the story. I liked learning some new things while caught up in a fascinating saga. At first I thought the narration was going to be a problem but either the narrator improved while reading or I just got used to the voice.

A must for Floridans interested in their history.

If you could sum up A Land Remembered in three words, what would they be?

Endearing, informative, and satisfying

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is the perfect narrator for this story. The voices he uses brings the story to life and allows the reader to feel love and empathy for these memorable characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I listened on a road tip and time flew.

Any additional comments?

My family has been in Florida for four generations and I loved learning what happened in Florida before we arrived.

Loved the history of one family,s struggles, then their rise to wealth, which never impressed them, just meant the had money for

It just meant they had money for supplies and more land. The people that were loyal to them, because they respected them. Saddened by their woman, dying before them, and their undying love for family and friends. I grew up in Miami so it was an interesting listen. Oh I would recommends this book of you like history.

Crawley

So remarkable to realize what Florida was once like. Great characters and lots of actuon

Mesmerizing

Historical fiction is a wonderful way to learn about times and places you haven't experienced. A Land Remembered is one of the best I have ever read. It is constantly moving forward and I became so invested in the characters and story that I lost track of time more than once. When a book is a fantastic read I keep replaying scenes in my head after I have moved on to other books. This one will stay with me for a long, long time. Thoroughly enjoyable and very well written!

Fascinating Florida History in story form

You don't have to be a fan of historical fiction to fall in love with this story that covers Florida from the late 1800's/Civil War era to the 1970;'s. I learned so much about Florida that I never would of dreamed, and I lived there for a period of 5 years, so I was especially fascinated. I was saddened to read of the wildness and beauty and vastness of this remarkable state, before it truly became ruined by the modern world.

You will follow three generations of MacIvey's as they begin their time in Florida dirt poor, chasing down wild cattle, eventually growing a cattle empire and then acquiring thousands of acres or orange trees, and vegetable farms, and into the land boom of growth of Florida. Each character was fully real to me, the men, their wives, the Indians, the sons. Many times through out the story I found myself in tears and it's a rare book that makes me cry. I felt so much the emotion of this story and these people's lives.

I do feel sadness at the way the story ended, nothing dramatic, just an ending, and I had questions about certain characters that I was left to wonder about, what happened to them. But still overall, a 5 star book. The narration were perfection. I would like to have a hard copy of this book now as well, to read again some day.

Thoroughly enjoyed

Thoroughly enjoyed the story and historical references within parts of Florida as it developed between the mid-1800s in the mid-1990s.

Great Story for ALL TRUE Floridians.

What great story for anyone who calls themself a true Floridian. A must Read. Great Story of what and where we came from.