The Wreckers

by Tim Robinson

[ PG] PLEASE This story, The Wreckers, the Fifth novel in the award-winning "Tropical Frontier" series, also appears in Tim Robinson's first novel, Tales of Old Florida. In this edition it has been re-formated for young readers. Shipwrecks, pirates, buried treasure; desolate windswept islands, jungled forests, and the mysterious Everglade - dark and foreboding to all but the Seminole and Miccosuki. Imagine growing up in such a place, no one for miles around, only you and your family. This is the world young Charlie MacLeod was born into. To him it is nothing unusual. It is simply home.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Ebooks

138 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2014

About the author

Tim Robinson is a third generation Floridian, his grandfather having taken up a 100 acre homestead on Cape Canaveral in 1924. It was his grandfather and father who instilled in him a love for everything Florida. Tim grew up in West Palm Beach, halfway between saltwater Lake Worth and freshwater Lake Mangonia, where he spent his childhood and youth traipsing through the woods or biking over to the beach or taking in the wonders of Florida in some fashion or another. He lives with his wife, Connie, on a small farm in Indiantown, Florida.

Reviews

[Barbara Senteney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story of family. It all started when Nathan a rogue, womanizer, and down on his luck man, meets Mary Ann, a sweet good fearing beauty, under bad circumstances. They marry settle down on the banks of Biscayne Bay Florida, have 3 children and run a scavenging outfit, that is called wrecking at the time and thought to be less then respectful , almost as bad as pirateering.Although to me this makes no sense, because they gave the drowned in shipwrecks a burial, and helped any survivors, medically and gave them food and lodging till they could be sent for.
One day a ship wrecks on their shore and this is where Will the lone survivor meets Elizabeth,who is Nathan and Mary Ann's only daughter.
Charlie one of their sons prefers to hunt and fish and wants little to do with his fathers wrecking, and boat building businesses, even tho he is an excellent carpenter. Will is more then happy to help, he decides it's here he belongs, no more sailing the seven seas, much like Nathan did when he met Mary Ann many years ago.
I think this is a very accurate rendition of family life, in relative seclusion. You learn to make due and appreciate what you have.Hunting, fishing, and growing crops was an everyday thing if you wanted to do more then exist. Nathan and Mary Ann are great role models of how a husband and wife should behave towards each other, and how family pitches in when needed. Very sweet heartfelt story with romance, the excitement of pirates, and some discovered treasure. The greatest treasure of all is however family, and this one is a rue diamond.

[Michelle Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Florida read

This was an amazing book this guy really knows his history and his state way to go .. Florida girl here

[GreggMonin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoy the stories of old Florida even though I’m not native The stories of how people survived in a hostile world are motivating Even to those of us who have it so easy but love to complain about our existence. Those who claim to be suffering have it so much better than the early settlers it can’t be conpairedetter

[Jacqui H. Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was included in Tales of Old Florida. The two books are an excellent start for this series.
Tim Robinson includes lots of historic detail of Florida in the 1800's. Interesting depiction of what life was like in the Key Biscayne area and north along the Florida east coast, long before the high-rise cities and resort communities that are there today.

[Jim Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Early Florida

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel . The story line keeps the reader's interest
and the information about frontier Florida is on point.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Tales of Old Florida. So I knew the story but still enjoyed the way it was written slightly different. An enjoyable story telling of Charlie’s younger life.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read from this author

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never disappointed

Being born and raised in Florida, I never fail to enjoy the stories written here, of days past. Thank you Tim Robinson.

[Tanya Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent as always. Read all of my other reviews on the other books in this series.

I don't go into detail, because I hate giving away the storyline, so my reviews in a series are pretty much the same.