{"id":28,"date":"2013-07-31T15:21:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T15:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2022-12-03T17:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T23:09:33","slug":"sandmansions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/books\/sandmansions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand Mansions: A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sand Mansions: A Novel<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1876, a close presidential contest was tilted by means of a few stuffed ballot boxes, one of which came from the village of Archer, Florida. That fraud is the departure point for Norman Gilliland’s historical novel, Sand Mansions<\/em>, a remarkable story of carpetbag politics, get-rich-quick schemes, and hasty justice\u2014a story based closely on events that shaped the history of northern Florida and the nation in the years 1876 to 1905.<\/p>\n

Unforgettable characters include a former slave who became a wealthy plantation owner, a clever and corrupt political boss, a deadly black outlaw, and his Irish priest accomplice. And here are stories of a 14,000-acre lake that disappears, a grandiose planned community nipped in the bud by a yellow fever epidemic, devastating freezes, and a vote by ten men to determine the future of two competing towns.<\/p>\n

Add Sand Mansions<\/em> to your library! Get it in paperback or on Kindle at amazon.com <\/a><\/h3>\n

or Buy one of the few remaining original hardback copies here.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

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