A Bend in the Straight and Narrow

A Woman's Journey into the Heart of the Florida Frontier

Cry, Whippoorwill is released!

“What’s a vacation?” Sally wondered. In 1900, Florida and the rest of the South were 35 years beyond the Civil War and recovering from Reconstruction. The “land of flowers” had been discovered by wealthy people in northern states as a place of opportunity to capitalize on an undeveloped tropical paradise. Henry Flagler was among many who saw an opportunity to make money on those who wanted to escape winter and the impoverished Floridians who were anxious to sell. The tumultuous decades between 1900 and 1920 jolt Sally, Lani, and their families. They are hard-working people ranching in a land that tests their patience with animals, insects, weather, and devilish folks. They are resilient. When ex-slave Hardy enters the picture, tribulations become bearable with his sense of humor. Sally is attracted to his personality as she feels her humor has become hardened. Sarah is faced with a dilemma as her husband changes gradually into someone she doesn’t recognize. World War I shakes America to the core, including Sarah’s family, followed closely by the Spanish Flu Epidemic. It is a time of upheaval, great change, and perhaps, renewal.

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Sarah’s Fall Speaking Engagements

Head on down for any one of Sarah’s Fall speaking engagements.  

Sept. 5th- Book Club at the Balibar in Merritt Island, FL 6-8PM

Oct. 11th- Manatee Historical Park in Bradenton, FL 2PM in the 1888 Church, reception following.

Oct. 12th – DAR, American Legion in Bradenton, FL 10 AM

Oct. 13th – Mary Todd Lincoln Chapter – Even Hotel, Sarasota, FL 11 AM

March is shaping up to be a busy month!

Sarah A. Younger has two talks scheduled in Brevard County in March 2018.

March 10th at 3PM – The South Brevard Historical Society  

Fee Avenue  Library in Melbourne
This talk is open to the public, so come join us!

March 24th at 2 PM – The  Cocoa Woman’s Club
Magnolia Hall at 5 Rosa Parks Drive in Cocoa
Also open to the public, please join us!
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