"A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune

"After reading this book, you might feel like jumping in your car and touring the lighthouses on the Florida coasts. If so, you ll be in luck, because Florida Lighthouses contains maps and directions for reaching each lighthouse, plus information about tours and fees."--Florida Times-Union

"McCarthy covers the construction, history, and operations of the various lights in a most readable fashion . . . an outstanding self-guided tour....

"Buker s research and narrative of the Navy s offensive operations in the Everglades in cooperation with the Army, Marines, and Revenue Service are excellent. . . . Required reading for all American military and naval historians."--Florida Historical Quarterly

"Read about the beginnings of riverine warfare] here . . . in Swamp Sailors. It is excellent." Valor and Arms

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to the Second Seminole War, fought by the United States to evict the Seminoles from the Florida Territory. When the last surviving Seminoles sought refuge in the...