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This is my 3rd novel in my “Life in Old-Time Florida” series. This book continues the story of early pioneering as told in “Three Day Trip” and “Edge of Existence.” It depicts the daily life of one entrepreneur and his combined family over a period of three decades. While the story is primarily fictional, many readers will recognize some of the names and places. While the timeline is not always totally accurate, it is compatible with the tales of real-life events and people told to me by my Dad, George Betts. His life was intertwined with many of the names and places that were ...

This book, Edge of Existence, is a sequel to DonBetts book, Three Day Trip (published in July of2020).This story is a work of fiction. The tale, as told, is acompilation of many stories that Don’s father,George Betts, shared with him before his passingmany years ago. Some of the events reallyhappened, not entirely true to time or place, yetare factual in substance. Most of the personalnames of the characters are those Don’s Dadoften mentioned in his stories of Old Florida.This book is set in Old Florida where dedicatedroadways were basically non-existent. Pavementwas found only on urban...

The cover itself shouts out, “This ain’t your Grandma’s poetry book.” No, it is not. Not by a long shot.It was written by two certified common guys for other common folks. The poems deal with the issues, stresses and pleasures of daily living. Part 1 is filled with “Patriotic Poems.” Part 2, “Inspirational & Religious Poems.” Part 3, “Poems of the Genus Cowboicus Poeticus,” which being interpreted means “Cowboy Poetry.” Part 4, “Americana, Floridianna & Such.” Part 5, “Fun Poems with Few Redeeming Virtues.” Part 6, “Odds and Ends and Such,” has Stan’s ...

This book is the biography of a remarkable man named Don Betts. He is a walking, talking encyclopedia of Florida culture. He has delighted his friends with descriptions of life in Florida during his first 40 years of life. That was back when the area of present-day Sarasota County and Manatee County had a lot of land that was still pristine Floridian. Lots of swamps, freely running creeks and a lightly developed Gulf Coast. Residents could harvest from the Gulf of Mexico such seafood delights as scallops, mullet, and shrimp. Or they could fish the inland waters for a countless variety of ...