Florida

Get the perfect kids’ introduction to Florida’s mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Put nature in the hands of children! Critters of Florida is your wildlife pocket guide …

Among documents of Florida's Spanish colonial period, few eyewitness accounts exist. One of these, the 1595 narrative by Fray Andres de San Miguel, expertly translated by John …

Key West and its surrounding water rank as one of the world's most popular fishing destinations. Hundreds of thousands of visitors descend upon those islands each year to fish, and …

Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. Devastated by fire in 1901, rebuilt in a wide variety of architectural styles, sharing the same geographic and …

In Florida, land and water frequently change places with little warning, dissolving homes and communities along with the very concepts of boundaries themselves. While Florida's …

Modern life has a tendency to trap people in cubicles, cars, and cookie-cutter suburbs. Thankfully, someone comes along now and then to remind us of the beauty that presents itself …

In 1559, Spanish explorer Tristan de Luna led a fleet of ships from Mexico to Pensacola Bay, Florida. His objective was to settle the Florida frontier for the Kingdom of Spain. But …

Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for CookingDelicious recipes that celebrate the seasonal harvests of the Sunshine StateWith year-round harvests and incredible seasonal variety of …

Highlighting Florida’s essential, often overlooked role in shaping American film and televisionMotion Picture Paradise is a sweeping story of filmmaking in Florida, featuring the …

Presenting the most current research and thinking on prehistoric archaeology in the Southeast, this volume reexamines some of Florida’s most important Paleoindian sites and …