Starting with the Calusas and ending with familiar people, locations, and organizations this historical perspective of Fort Myers Beach provides interesting reading. Photographs which are included in the book have not been reproduced but there location is noted. This book has been reproduced with permission.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Earliest Days
• Homesteaders and Settlers
• Early Subdivisions
• Roads and Bridges
• Wells and Water
• The Hurricanes
• Livelihoods
• Tourism
• Early Buildings
• Beach School
• The Churches
• The Library
• Incorporation Efforts and Zoning
• Conservation
• Civic Services
• Organizations
• Traditions
• The Newspaper (Beach Bulletin)
• The Professions
• Credits