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Countering the conventional narrative that Florida’s tourism industry suffered during the Great Depression, this book shows that the 1930s were, in reality, the starting point for much that characterizes modern Florida’s tourism. David Nelson argues that state and federal government programs designed to reboot the economy during this decade are crucial to understanding the state today.

This comprehensive volume traces over 200 years of constitutional traditional in Florida, examining constitutions drafted in the state from the territorial era to the most recent version from 1968.

Danger lurks beneath Florida’s tropical surface

This book explores Thomas Edison's activities and influence in Fort Myers, Florida, over 45 years, an important facet of Edison's life that is largely unknown.

America’s wettest state is running out of water. Yes, Florida—with its swamps, lakes, extensive coastlines, and legends of life-giving springs—faces a drinking water crisis that most people don’t see coming. Drying Up is a wake-up call and a hard look at what the future holds for those who call Florida home.            

Travelling to Florida’s most interesting cemeteries, Haskins visits Napoleon’s nephew, tells the gruesome story of a man who dug up his love and lived with her for seven years, and even shares a murder mystery. Whether the final resting places of Civil War soldiers killed in battle or of the four-hundred-year-old remains of nuns peacefully interred by their shell-studded chapel, each plot has a unique story to tell.