Hidden History of Amelia Island - Paperback

by Jeff Suwak (Author)

Author Jeff Suwak guides readers on a tour of the often overlooked and all-but-forgotten components of Amelia Island history. Beneath the sands and cobblestones of Amelia Island lies a richness of history disproportionate to the location's relatively small size. The bones of this place are composed of pirate treasures literal and metaphorical, remnants of ancient Timucuan Indians, a grim role in the illegal slave trade, tales of bravery and madness, and a scene for the triumph of the human spirit. Eight different flags have flown over Amelia Island. It was an important stage in the 1812 Patriot War, which most people have long forgotten. From Gregor MacGregor to Abraham Lincoln Lewis, characters strange and inspiring have left their mark in this island's psychic currents. Dead in some ways, they're still here in others, etched into the land itself and waiting to be discovered. Let's go find them.

Author Biography

Jeff Suwak dedicated his life to the written word after an uncomfortably intimate experience with an RPG in Mosul, Iraq. He's been writing and editing professionally since completing his military service fifteen years ago. Over the course of nearly two decades in the field, his work has ranged from technical communication to music journalism to fiction. He moved to north Florida in 2022 and became enamored of the region's landscape, people and, most of all, its history. Jeff is also a ghostwriter and is always interested to hear about new projects at jeffsuwak@gmail.com.