Enjoy Florida history through author E. Lynne Wright

E. Lynne Wright has published three books of non-fiction. Her most recent ones include It Happened in Florida and Disasters and Heroic Recues of Florida. The new second edition of It Happened in Florida has just been published by the Globe Pequot Publishers and is available in book stores and online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The new edition includes some updated material and two new chapters.

It Happened in Florida.

From 1513, when Ponce de Leon discovered the Land of Flowers, then on into the new millenium, It Happened in Florida takes readers on a tour of some of the characters and episodes in Florida's vibrant past.

Read about the inventions of Gatorade and air conditioning, how The Mouse chose Orlando for his kingdom, and how the Nazis invaded Florida during World War II. A new chapter touches on Dan Marino's legendary football career and celebrates his all-out dedication to the health crisis of autism.

Sometimes inspiring, sometimes zany, always fascinating stories about events that helped make the Sunshine State what it is today. Easy-to-read, informative tales of some captivating moments from Florida's history.


Disasters and Heroic Rescues of Florida.

Humans are fascinated by disasters--- and uplifted by heroic rescues. These incredible, true Florida stories are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and respect the powerful, sometimes deadly forces of nature.

Some dramas covered are the Great Citrus Freeze of 1895 which ruined the crop for a decade, the 1935 tidal wave that obliterated a train carrying 577 storm evacuees, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse of 1980, and two of our biggest space tragedies, the Apollo fire and the Challenger explosion.

These real-life stories pay tribute to the human spirit of survival and solidarity in the face of adversity.

Both books are available in most book stores and at Amazon.

About the author:

Lynne is a former nurse anesthetist whose short stories, nonfiction articles and essays have appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Hartford Courant, Mature Lifestyles, Woman's Day, the Chicken Soup books, numerous anthologies and literary magazines. She has published three nonfiction books with the Globe Pequot Press: More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women, It Happened in Florida, and Disasters and Heroic rescues of Florida.