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In Eating in the Side Room, Mark Warner uses the archaeological data of food remains recovered from excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Chesapeake to show how African Americans established identity in the face of pervasive racism and marginalization.

Ditch of Dreams traces the long standing effort to build a canal across Florida.

Stunning photographs from the oft-misunderstood and once-forbidden island

Using evidence from 258 recovered graves from the Passo Marinaro necropolis, Sulosky Weaver suggests that Kamarineans--whose cultural practices were an amalgamation of both Greek and indigenous customs--were closely linked to their counterparts in neighboring Greek cities

Relive the tumultuous preseason before Robinson broke the color barrier

In Thatched Roofs and Open Sides, Carrie Dilley reveals the design, construction, history, and cultural significance of the chickee, the unique Seminole structure made of palmetto and cypress.

This book is a long-overdue history of three major centers that have managed important missions since the dawn of the space age.

Powerful, mesmerizing narrative of the life of an African-born slave

In this finely crafted literary biography, Canter Brown Jr. and Larry Eugene Rivers examine Bryan's formative years in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, pairing historical insights with selections of her best writing to illustrate how the obstacles she overcame shaped what she wrote.

The first English-language biography of the singer known as the Cuban Sinatra