From reviews of the first edition:
"The impact of Broward's] career upon the Florida political scene is told by Samuel Proctor with a skill that combines suspense and accuracy. . . . A great contribution in the field of Florida history."--Miami Daily News
"The first full-dress biography of a] colorful Florida politician. . . . His name is perpetuated in the county created at the height of the drainage boom for which he was chiefly responsible. But to many Floridians the name of Broward means a daring filibusterer who smuggled guns and guerrillas to Cuba's revolutionaries. That...

"Well researched and well written, and with a skillful combination of the techniques of ethnohistory and archaeology. . . . Though ten separate authors were involved in this book, one detects no unevenness in the presentations." American Indian Quarterly
"An outstanding book. The reader is brought up to date concerning recent research on such tribes as the Calusas, Tocobagas, Western Timucua, Guales, and early Seminoles." Tampa Bay History
"A scholarly intertwining of history, ethnography, and archaeology." Choice
"A splendid volume] that reflects both...

This collection of essays focuses on the Native American tribes of Florida and Southeastern Georgia, including the Calusas, Tocobagas, Western Timucua, Guales, and early Seminoles, and their efforts to deal with the destruction of their cultures during European colonization.

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 that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighbouring islands.