Allapattah

 

I love all Patrick Smith’s books but I could not put this one down. Beautifully put together story of South Florida Everglades and people living there. ~Terry Hicks

$14.95, softbound, 200 pages

Allapattah is also available on Kindle and NOOK.

Allapattah is the story of Toby Tiger, a young Seminole Indian who lives in despair in the white man’s world. “Allapattah” means crocodile, a creature that becomes Toby’s obsession and that he must wrestle to set himself free.

To Toby, his environment and his way of life are one and the same. When the white man encroaches on his territory – in the form of heartless hunters, haughty tourists, a by-the-book game warden, and a harried judge – Toby must do the only thing he can to reconnect with the land that gives him sustenance, with his beloved grandfather, and with Allapattah.

Like Forever Island, Allapattah will take you deep into the everglades and make life there so realistic that you will feel you have personally visited, whether you have or not.

Once again, Patrick D. Smith shows his skill at taking the reader into the story so that they live alongside their characters.

Allapattah is an excellent companion book to Forever Island and should be in your collection of Patrick Smith books.

$14.95, softbound, 200 pages

Allapattah is also available on Kindle and NOOK.

 

Read What People Have Said About Allapattah

The heartbreaking story of how Native Americans have been treated. My great, great, great grandfather was the assistant Indian agent to the Creek Nation in the early 19th century, and reading his journals shows not a lot has changed.

~Larry Limbaugh

Gut wrenching, not a happy book, but keeps you in there, what a mean world, fast read. A good book about Florida growing pains.

~James Weeden

I like Patrick Smith’s books. They’re not happy books but definitely informative about the lives of the people living at the time. His descriptions of the natural scene and the daily lives of the people are excellent. Reading his books is a learning experience and it makes you think . He weaves a good tale and writes well to get his message across.

~Ruth Grierson

If you are a nature lover and are hoping for a story about living on the land (Everglades), then this might not be the story for you. Of course, it is probably closer to the truth than a “feel good” story would have been. I was connected to the young Seminole by the time I realized that he probably was not going to have a happy ending, so I went to the end and saw that I was correct. Then, I decided that I had to know how he arrived at that end and went back to finish the book. I guess that is a compliment to the author.

~J.G. Cox

The history of the land is interesting and well written. The sadness permeates one’s soul, the saddest is that it did not have to be but sometimes desperation leads down a painful path. Asking for help can be overwhelming.

~Ann Marie

This gives a sad perspective of Florida’s careless development and the ruination of the Seminole Indian’s way of life. Good read.

~Amazon Customer

This author has a way of making me stay glued to the book until finished. He is a great story teller.

~Pam Cardwell