Remembering Jacksonville: By the Wayside

by Dorothy K. Fletcher

As longtime residents and newcomers alike can agree, Jacksonville holds within its city limits wonderful places to grow, play and contemplate the beauty of north Florida. This entertaining collection of Dorothy Fletcher's ""By the Wayside"" columns will help you remember what it was like to see the world and Jacksonville with a sense of wonder and enthusiasm. From Marineland to the Soul Searchers to Peterson's 5 & 10, Remembering Jacksonville captures this coastal community's glory days, including fond recollections from local citizens who responded to the original columns.

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2010

About the author

In 2007, Dorothy K. Fletcher retired after 35 years of teaching English in Jacksonville, Florida, and she discovered life as a writer. With her poetry already appearing in 78 literary journals, magazines, and anthologies, and her articles appearing in national markets like the Christian Science Monitor, she became a monthly columnist for the Community Sun Section portion of the Florida Times-Union.

Dorothy has had 5 books published; The Week of Dream Horses (Green Tiger Press), a children's book; The Cruelest Months (Xlibris), a novel based on her experiences in an inner city school; Zen Fishing and Other Southern Pleasures (Ocean Publishing), a collection of poems and essays; Remembering Jacksonville:By the Wayside (History Press), a collection of her columns; and Growing Up Jacksonville:A 50s and 60s River City Childhood (History Press).

Her sixth book was also published by History Press and is called Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville. It was released November 5, 2013.

After the Community Sun section of the Times-Union was discontinued, Dorothy became a freelance writer. She and her husband Hardy love to travel, but much of their days are spent playing with their grandchildren who live nearby.

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun way to go back in time to see Jacksonville as it used to be! Dorothy Fletcher knows what she is talking about - and it shows in this dear book.