Releasing December 2024, Adam Fletcher Sasse’s new book is called ROCK BOTTOM: A History of Florence, Nebraska. This one is sure to be a doozy!
In this first-ever book highlighting the neighborhood’s past, historian Adam Fletcher Sasse reveals connections between the well-known and long-forgotten history of Nebraska’s oldest town, Florence. Examining details from people, places and events throughout the community’s 170 years of existence and further back, Fletcher Sasse explores the motivations, outcomes and mysteries of the place beginning with a lost Native American culture and lasting to this day.
Read this book to discover how Florence was founded, how native nations thrived in the area, when the French and Spanish helped the area get its legs, why the Mormons came and went so quickly, the places residents worshipped, earned money, were entertained and learned, and how Florence became a relaxed, easy-going neighborhood in North Omaha.
You will find details galore and discover a clear account of the dates, names, events and activities that make the history of Florence so riveting. This book is surely going to inspire and educate more generations about “Rock Bottom” aka Florence, the oldest city in Nebraska.
The chapters in ROCK BOTTOM include…
- Before Nebraska
- A 63-Year City
- Hard Work
- Florence Main Street
- Churches & Religious Places
- Important Places
- Florence People
- Living Nearby
- Exciting Times!
- Getting Around Town
- Life After Annexation
The stories inside include little-known details on the determined early investors who used Florence to get rich; the industries that helped the city survive; the fascinating women and men who had a hand in leading Florence; the interesting, weird and unwieldy events that marked the city’s timeline; the even smaller settlements that fed Florence; and many more unique and fascinating bits that add up to make Rock Bottom the Gate City to Nebraska history today!
This volume also includes a comprehensive timeline, a Directory of Florence Historic Places with more than 60 locations, and a detailed list of sources to explore further.
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