<em>The Florida Manatee</em> is an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology from two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades.
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In <em>Fishing Florida’s Flats<em>, </em></em>world-champion angler Jan Stephen Maizler draws on the expertise of numerous "flatsmasters," who share their wisdom on how to maximize one’s chances of landing a trophy catch. With 47 b&w photographs.
Examining material and cultural representations of the cosmonaut program, Cathleen Lewis discusses how the public image of the Soviet cosmonaut developed beginning in the 1950s and the ways this icon has been reinterpreted throughout the years and in contemporary Russia.
<em>Hotel Ponce de Leon</em> is the first work to present the building's complete history and detail its transformation into the heart of Flagler College.
Contesting the assumption that early American economists were committed to Adam Smith’s ideas of free trade and small government, this book provides a comprehensive history of the nation’s economic thought from 1790 to 1860, tracing the development of a uniquely American understanding of capitalism.
Blending elements of geography, archaeology, and ethnography, this readable, illustrated history offers a fascinating portrait of all aspects of Caymanian nautical traditions and describes how an intrepid and independent group of islanders flourished on the frontiers of the sea.
Beginning with the state's colonial history, <em>Florida's Other Courts</em> challenges narratives that paint Spain's administration of its New World holdings as corrupt, inefficient, and tyrannical, using research into archival records scattered across Spain, Cuba, and other New World sites.
This book is a survey of abstract algebra with emphasis on linear algebra. It is intended for students in mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences. The first three or four chapters can stand alone as a one semester course in abstract algebra. However they are structured to provide the background for the chapter on linear algebra. Finishing the chapter on linear algebra gives a basic one year undergraduate course in abstract algebra. Contents: 1) Background and Fundamentals of Mathematics. 2) Groups. 3) Rings. 4) Matrices and Matrix Rings. 5) Linear Algebra. 6) Appendix.
