The Last Floridian

Drawn on the same model and to the same proportions as classic journeys of a hero, this is the story of Clayton Ian McIver.

His father worked in the citrus industry before Greening Disease, a bacteria plague—like that of "scorpions of the Earth"—obliterated citrus in Florida, leaving many citizens with no work and less future, while the state filled with up to 2000 strangers a day.

They all needed housing and construction of one new residential development after another, annihilating Florida's wild, now no longer vast, natural habitats. Worse, the water, that elixir of life itself, became poisoned by their waste, their run-off.

Florida became an endangered species.

Clayt McIver and his father knew the water of Florida was becoming poisoned. This is the story of how Clayt and his lady friend, Joleen, became the young heroes who accepted the mission to save the natural environment of Florida.

Growing up on the Great Lakes, he was an expert sailor, held a U. S. Coast Guard Power/Sail Ocean Master license, and owned a sailboat, Pendancing. In 1970, Pete Clements moved to Vero Beach, Florida and founded a marine business while he continued to write newspaper columns and magazine articles. By the mid-1990s, he was a full-time novelist. His debut novel, The Latitude, was Honoree Finalist in the 2020 Eric Hoffer International Awards. Recently, the novel won the 2023 IndieReader Discovery Award and the Literary Titan Award. Pete continues to live in Vero Beach and his new novel, The Last Floridian, will be released December 2023.Pete Clements is a lifetime writer and active member of the Directors Guild of America.