This collection of letters - mainly to her husband, who made frequent business trips north, and her friend Eliza Slade - reveal the struggle of a cultured, urban woman adjusting to the hardships and isolation of life in pioneer Florida.
This collection of letters - mainly to her husband, who made frequent business trips north, and her friend Eliza Slade - reveal the struggle of a cult...
"A beautifully written, researched, and convincing treatment of an important time and fascinating personalities in Florida s history." Mark I. Greenberg, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi Modern Florida--a world of tourists
"Much has been written about carpetbaggers, the rise of Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan. Here's another side of the period: the reformers, educators, ministers and entrepeneurs who came to Florida and laid a foundation upon which a modern state was built. . . . --Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers-- is an interesting story about...
"A beautifully written, researched, and convincing treatment of an important time and fascinating personalities in Florida s history." Mark I. Greenbe...
" A] detailed and lively environmental history of the Everglades. Those interested in anthropology, geology, and American history will also find much to fascinate them as McCally traces the ecosystem's development from its geologic origins through the first human habitation to today's threats by development and agriculture."-- Library Journal
"Admirable . . . an interesting and informative historical account of the Everglades."--Journal of Economic History
"A powerful book that might disturb some and energize others." -- St. Petersburg Times
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" A] detailed and lively environmental history of the Everglades. Those interested in anthropology, geology, and American history will also find mu...
"David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith have long been two of Florida s most respected and insightful political commentators, so it comes as no surprise that they have authored such an interesting and eminently readable analysis of the Sunshine State s dynamic political history and culture. They] powerfully demonstrate how Florida s eclectic mix of people, ideas, economic activities, and environmental treasures gives us a preview of the challenges and opportunities that the United States will confront in the 21st century."--Bob Graham, U.S. Senator
From the foreword: "I strongly...
"David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith have long been two of Florida s most respected and insightful political commentators, so it comes as no surp...
"The Tropic of Cracker will . . . end the debate once and for all, of whether the term Cracker is derogatory or a source of great pride. Al Burt has a masterpiece here."--Sandra Bogan, Florida Audubon Society
From the preface: "The Tropic of Cracker survives in myth, memory, and love of natural Florida. It exists more in the mind than in geography, more in the memory than in the sight, more in attitude than in the encounter. . . . This book tells you about one man s vision of a state struggling to remain true to itself. It mixes new essays with a span of earlier ones...
"The Tropic of Cracker will . . . end the debate once and for all, of whether the term Cracker is derogatory or a source of great pride. Al ...
Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than a century ago on the principle of continuous life, the idea that spirits of the dead commune with the living. Though the founders of Cassadaga have passed on to the "spirit plane," the quaint Victorian town remains the oldest continuously active Spiritualist center in the South and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. While the community has often been sensationalized and misrepresented, this is the first serious work...
Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than...
The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-20th century in large part determined the future of Florida. This account of their interlocking careers - both dominated by a quest for power, money and purpose - illuminates the historical role of these two personalities.
The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-20th century in large part determined the future of Florida. This account of their int...
"The best book ever written on Miami."--Tampa Tribune
"A breezy, friendly history of Greater Miami from its days as a trading post to the present era."--Publishers Weekly
Helen Muir s affectionate account of Miami first appeared in 1953 and has grown through several revisions into the definitive popular history of a remarkable city. Marjory Stoneman Douglas, writing for the Chicago Tribune, called the first edition "vigorous, colorful, dramatic, variously detailed, jam-packed with people, fast moving, a seething document. . . . Helen Muir threads her...
"The best book ever written on Miami."--Tampa Tribune
"A breezy, friendly history of Greater Miami from its days as a trading post to ...
"Penetrating interviews with some of Florida's journalism titans."--Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times Newspapers in Florida are generally regarded as among the best in the country. Despite its image as a modern sun-and-fun frontier state filled with eccentrics, corrupt politicians, and feuding immigrant communities, Florida has become an economic, political, and social juggernaut that continues to have a significant impact on America. Orange Journalism presents 18 writers, editors, and publishers who have nurtured and influenced the high quality of print journalism in Florida during...
"Penetrating interviews with some of Florida's journalism titans."--Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times Newspapers in Florida are generally reg...
In this portrait of a man the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the Floridian of the Twentieth Century, Dyckman argues that the courageous moral leadership of LeRoy Collins not only spared Florida the humiliation that befell other southern states under less enlightened leaders but also was responsible for modernizing all the branches of the state government. Collins was elected governor as a segregationist but recognized in office that he could not reconcile segregation with his religious faith or his sworn duty to represent all the citizens of Florida. He announced that racial...
In this portrait of a man the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the Floridian of the Twentieth Century, Dyckman argues that the courageous...
