Browse by Subject: History

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Paradise Lost? The Environmental History of Florida

This collection of essays surveys the environmental history of the Sunshine State, from Spanish exploration to the present, and provides an organized, detailed overview of the reciprocal relationship between humans and Florida's unique peninsular ecology. 

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For a Great and Grand Purpose: The Beginnings of the AMEZ Church in Florida, 1864-1905

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The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida

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Florida: A Short History, Revised Edition

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Making Waves: Female Activists in Twentieth-Century Florida

By illuminating the involvement of the state's women in many of these fundamental issues, Making Waves provides a long-overdue chapter in Florida history. It will also contribute to the advancement of the study of women's history by examining women's activism in a variety of contexts and illustrating how this activism was often circumscribed by class and racial bias. 

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Journeys with Florida's Indians

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Jacksonville Greets the Twentieth Century: The Pictorial Legacy of Leah Mary Cox

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In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew

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Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 1871-2001, Expanded Edition

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A Seminole Legend: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper

The life and times of the first female head of the Seminole Tribe, the most decorated member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.