The Storm
An Antebellum Tale of Key West
This book publishes for the first time a newly discovered nineteenth-century manuscript titled The Storm, making widely available what may be the first novella written by a woman in Florida.
Sunset Colonies
A Visual Elegy to South Florida's Mobile Home Communities
In a collection of photographs accompanied by essays, this book portrays the vulnerabilities experienced by residents of South Florida’s mobile home communities amid rapid urban transformation and the threat of economic displacement.
Florida Spectacular
Extraordinary Places and Exceptional Lives
Explaining why the state is more than the “Florida Man” stories and other stereotypes, this book celebrates what makes Florida worth a deeper understanding in a lively trip through the state’s natural beauty and fascinating history.
James Hudson
Forgotten Forerunner in the Crusade for Civil Rights
This book tells the story of James Hudson, a Black philosopher, Florida A&M University professor, activist, and religious leader whose philosophical contributions laid a key piece of the groundwork for the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Calusa and Their Legacy
South Florida People and Their Environments
Rich with photographs and colorful drawings, this history of south Florida’s Calusa people presents a vivid picture of the natural environment and teeming estuaries along Florida’s coasts that sustained the Calusa.
Motion Picture Paradise
A History of Florida's Film and Television Industry
This book is a sweeping story of filmmaking in Florida, chronicling the state’s importance to producers throughout 125 years by looking at the many iconic films and television shows made across the peninsula.
Florida Trail Hikes
Top Scenic Destinations on Florida's National Scenic Trail
A guide to the best scenic day hikes and overnight trips along the state-spanning Florida Trail, this book helps readers of all backgrounds and experience levels plan an adventure exploring natural Florida.
Sherds of History
Domestic Life in Colonial Guadeloupe
This book examines ceramic artifacts from the island of Guadeloupe to reveal information about daily life in the French colonial Caribbean.
An Introduction to Jean Bodel
In this book, Lynn Ramey explores the life and works of Jean Bodel, a twelfth-century French poet, playwright, and epic writer, providing translations and summaries of works never published before in English while delving into Bodel’s historical and cultural context.
Selling Vero Beach
Settler Myths in the Land of the Aís and Seminole
This book explores how settlers from northern states created myths about the Indian River area on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, importing ideas about the region’s Indigenous peoples and rewriting its history to market the land to investors and tourists.
Decoding the Codex Borgia
Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico
This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Precolumbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript’s intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths and religion.
Sustainability in Ancient Island Societies
An Archaeology of Human Resilience
This volume explores the impacts humans have made on island and coastal ecosystems and the ways these environments have adapted to anthropogenic changes over the course of millennia.
From Saloons to Steak Houses
A History of Tampa
This book takes readers on a journey into Tampa’s historic bars, theaters, gambling halls, soup kitchens, clubs, and restaurants, telling the story of the city’s past through these fascinating social spaces—many of which can’t be found in official histories.
Indigenizing Archaeology
Putting Theory into Practice
This book highlights early-career Indigenous scholars conducting research in North America who are advancing the growing paradigm of archaeological study done with, by, and for members of Native-descendant communities.