The Barefoot Mailmanby Theodore Pratt | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - General" |
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| Pages: | 215 |
| Year of Publication: | 1943 |
| Date Added: | 02/24/2021 |
| Date Read: | 03/14/2022 |
| Notes: | Armed Services Edition Before the railroads, the only way to get the mail to the small communities along the coast of Florida was to carry it along the beach— a walk that was much easier barefoot. On Steven Pierton's first trip from Palm Beach to Miami, he escorted a young boy named Adie—who turned out to be a beautiful young girl in disguise. Steven fell in love with her but was shyly reluctant to tell her. He had a rival in huckster Sylvanus, who was trying to cash in on a land boom and—in the process—steal a piece of land Steven owned. There were fights, midnight raids, and hurricanes. Another mailman was eaten by sharks AND alligators when he tried to swim a river. But in the end, Steven ends up with both the land and the girl. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2022-03-14 06:22:51
