

Mercy Island, by Theodore Pratt (Dell, 1953). This Florida Keys-set novel, published originally in 1941, became the basis for an Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, also released in 1941. Cover illustration by Verne Tossey.


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2 comments:
Has anyone ever written a bio of Theodore Pratt? He's remembered here in Florida mostly for writing the novel "The Barefoot Mailman," which became the basis for the movie of the same name, but I know he wrote a lot more books than just that one and this one.
I don't know of such a biography.
Cheers,
Jeff
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