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totalt 18 träffar
Beechers, Stowes and Yankee Strangers
Modern Florida began among a group of Yankee reformers at the end of the Civil War, including Harriet Beecher Stowe and her brother Charles. This book tells the story of the group, …
Tampa on My Mind
Tampa, Florida. ""Cigar City."" ""The Big Guava."" Nestled on the north east corner of magnificent Tampa Bay, on Florida's Gulf Coast, the city holds a unique charm for visitors …
Dreams in the New Century
Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida NonfictionFlorida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book AwardA leading Florida historian explores one of the states most consequential …
Spanish Pathways in Florida, 1492-1992
Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe converged. This book …
Voices of the Apalachicola
One of the main water resources for Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, the Apalachicola River begins where the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers meet at Lake Seminole and flow unimpeded …
The Everglades
This work, aimed at general readers and environmentalists alike, offers a dicussion of the formation, development and history of the Everglades, considered by many to be the most …
Spanish Pathways in Florida, 1492-1992
Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe converged. This book …
Millard Fillmore Caldwell
When actions of the past clash with the values of todayMillard Fillmore Caldwell (1897-1984) was once considered one of the greatest Floridians of his generation. Yet today he is …
Immigrants on the Hill
In Immigrants on the Hill, Gary Mormino traces the Hill's evolution from its roots in Lombardy and Sicily to contemporary times, focusing upon those institutions that have …
Paradise Lost?
A collection of essays that surveys the environmental history of the Sunshine State, from Spanish exploration onwards. It also provides a detailed overview of the reciprocal …
Immigrant World of Ybor City
The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles …
Paving Paradise
Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development - despite presidential pledges to protect …