Off the Page: Local history and book discussion with Ron Prouty and Peggy Donoho authors of “Miguel's Bay: The Pioneer Tale of Miguel and Frederica Guerrero.”

Local authors Ron Prouty and Peggy Donoho discuss the research behind their book “Miguel's Bay: The Pioneer Tale of Miguel and Frederica Guerrero.” MIguel Guerrero, a Menorcan sailor born in 1817, established a fishing rancho on Terra Ceia Island off the West Coast of Florida in 1848. Frederica Kramer, born in 1830, immigrated to Florida's West Coast from Bavaria around 1855. Their dream was to build a new life in America. In spite of the language barrier between these two settlers, they fell in love and were married. They endured the Third Seminole Indian War and the hardships of the Civil War, only to have their family threatened by a deadly fever. Their story is one of enduring love in the face of overwhelming difficulties.

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