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Will Wallace Harney Orlando's First Renaissance Man

Richard Lee Cronin

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Description:I was honored when Pine Castle Historical Society asked me to write the biography of their distinguished founder, William Wallace Harney. I had been researching central Florida history for the better part of a decade when approached to do this project, and I believed I already knew pioneer Harney quite well. Was I ever wrong!Harney, 81 years old at the time of his death, had divided his time on earth nearly equally between the first half, mostly at Louisville, Kentucky, and his remaining years at Orlando, Florida. The first half of Will Harney’s life had been spent in the shadow of a highly controversial father, an opinionated educator, newspaperman, and Kentucky legislator. Will Harney’s father never shied away from speaking his mind. Some might suggest at this point - like father, like son - but the son was never accused of treason!Parents of Will Wallace Harney instilled in each of their children pride in their ancestry. His mother, for example, not only passed to Will her maiden name Wallace, she bestowed on our subject the beloved name of Sir William Wallace, a celebrated Knight who became one of the principal leaders during the first War of Scottish Independence. The Harney’s were proud of their heritage, so how hurtful it must have been for Will Harney to have not only witnessed the 1850s slaying of his ancestral countrymen at Louisville, but to have lost his first real job at the hands of the very same scoundrels. And while writing a biography, how do measure the impact such an experience had on a young adult?Throughout America’s Civil War, Will Wallace Harney’s newspaper had been anti-Confederacy, and yet soon after War’s end, Will goes off and marries a New Orleans South Belle. He left behind two brothers at Louisville – both of whom had served alongside Union troops, to relocate in the South, taking up a homestead alongside some of the staunchest veterans the confederacy ever had. And among Harney’s earliest conflicts in his new Southern home was him doing battle with land fraud – perpetrated by a Northerner who had been appointed Florida’s Governor.Will Wallace Harney was a controversial individual for sure, but largely because of controversial times in which he lived. To truly know and appreciate the man, the real goal of any biography, one needs as well to understand both the tumultuous times and the remarkable cast of America’s best and brightest, the people who traveled in and out of Will Harney’s 81 years here on earth. We are all influenced by events we live through as well as those we encounter on our own journey through life. It’s only natural that the same holds true for Will Wallace Harney.And so, it is for this reason you will soon meet some of the extraordinary Americans who affected the life of Will Wallace Harney. Topping this list of course is President Thomas Jefferson and his grandson, Francis Wayles Eppes. On opposite sides of America’s Civil War, Harney and Eppes became not only South Orange County neighbors, they became close friends. Yet another strong figure in Will Harney’s life in the South was his father-in-law, William M. Randolph. Soon after arriving in central Florida our subject had amassed a tremendous knowledge about the area’s topography, much of which came a close friendship with a man Harney called Colonel Whitner. This author chose to alter the man’s identity a tad, referring to Benjamin F. Whitner II in this book as, “The Architect.” Will Wallace Harney was Orlando’s acclaimed poet, writer, historian, and correspondent’ and this book is a first-ever “cradle to grave” biography of the one man who contributed significantly to the development of Florida’s Citrus Belt. But this book is more than a biography of a pioneer, for in truth, this is a biography of central Florida, the real-life story of a 19th century American Paradise, whose very description – Gardens of the Hesperides, was a creation of the imagination and pen of William Wallace Harney himself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Will Wallace Harney Orlando's First Renaissance Man. To get started finding Will Wallace Harney Orlando's First Renaissance Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Pine Castle Historical Society

Release: 2019

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Description: I was honored when Pine Castle Historical Society asked me to write the biography of their distinguished founder, William Wallace Harney. I had been researching central Florida history for the better part of a decade when approached to do this project, and I believed I already knew pioneer Harney quite well. Was I ever wrong!Harney, 81 years old at the time of his death, had divided his time on earth nearly equally between the first half, mostly at Louisville, Kentucky, and his remaining years at Orlando, Florida. The first half of Will Harney’s life had been spent in the shadow of a highly controversial father, an opinionated educator, newspaperman, and Kentucky legislator. Will Harney’s father never shied away from speaking his mind. Some might suggest at this point - like father, like son - but the son was never accused of treason!Parents of Will Wallace Harney instilled in each of their children pride in their ancestry. His mother, for example, not only passed to Will her maiden name Wallace, she bestowed on our subject the beloved name of Sir William Wallace, a celebrated Knight who became one of the principal leaders during the first War of Scottish Independence. The Harney’s were proud of their heritage, so how hurtful it must have been for Will Harney to have not only witnessed the 1850s slaying of his ancestral countrymen at Louisville, but to have lost his first real job at the hands of the very same scoundrels. And while writing a biography, how do measure the impact such an experience had on a young adult?Throughout America’s Civil War, Will Wallace Harney’s newspaper had been anti-Confederacy, and yet soon after War’s end, Will goes off and marries a New Orleans South Belle. He left behind two brothers at Louisville – both of whom had served alongside Union troops, to relocate in the South, taking up a homestead alongside some of the staunchest veterans the confederacy ever had. And among Harney’s earliest conflicts in his new Southern home was him doing battle with land fraud – perpetrated by a Northerner who had been appointed Florida’s Governor.Will Wallace Harney was a controversial individual for sure, but largely because of controversial times in which he lived. To truly know and appreciate the man, the real goal of any biography, one needs as well to understand both the tumultuous times and the remarkable cast of America’s best and brightest, the people who traveled in and out of Will Harney’s 81 years here on earth. We are all influenced by events we live through as well as those we encounter on our own journey through life. It’s only natural that the same holds true for Will Wallace Harney.And so, it is for this reason you will soon meet some of the extraordinary Americans who affected the life of Will Wallace Harney. Topping this list of course is President Thomas Jefferson and his grandson, Francis Wayles Eppes. On opposite sides of America’s Civil War, Harney and Eppes became not only South Orange County neighbors, they became close friends. Yet another strong figure in Will Harney’s life in the South was his father-in-law, William M. Randolph. Soon after arriving in central Florida our subject had amassed a tremendous knowledge about the area’s topography, much of which came a close friendship with a man Harney called Colonel Whitner. This author chose to alter the man’s identity a tad, referring to Benjamin F. Whitner II in this book as, “The Architect.” Will Wallace Harney was Orlando’s acclaimed poet, writer, historian, and correspondent’ and this book is a first-ever “cradle to grave” biography of the one man who contributed significantly to the development of Florida’s Citrus Belt. But this book is more than a biography of a pioneer, for in truth, this is a biography of central Florida, the real-life story of a 19th century American Paradise, whose very description – Gardens of the Hesperides, was a creation of the imagination and pen of William Wallace Harney himself.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Will Wallace Harney Orlando's First Renaissance Man. To get started finding Will Wallace Harney Orlando's First Renaissance Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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