Browse by Subject: History

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Sketches of St. Augustine

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The Florida Seminoles and the New Deal, 1933–1942

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The History and Antiquities of the City of St. Augustine, Florida

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Key West: The Old and the New

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Josiah Walls: Florida's Black Congressman of Reconstruction

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Tacachale: Essays on the Indians of Florida and Southeastern Georgia during the Historic Period

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Backroads of Paradise: A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida

In the 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project paid Stetson Kennedy and Zora Neale Hurston, along with other lesser-known writers, to create driving tours of Florida. The FWP and the State of Florida jointly published the results as Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State. In Backroads of Paradise, Cathy Salustri retraces the routes these writers traveled, bringing a modern eye to the historic tours.

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Before the Pioneers: Indians, Settlers, Slaves, and the Founding of Miami

Frank pieces together the material culture and the historical record of the Miami River to re-create the fascinating past of one of the world’s most influential cities.

 

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Silent Films in St. Augustine

Describing the lavish sets, theatrical action, and New York movie personalities that filled St. Augustine, this book evokes an intensely creative time and place in the history of American moviemaking.

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The Supreme Court of Florida: A Journey toward Justice, 1972–1987

This third volume in the history of the Florida Supreme Court describes the court during its most tumultuous years. Amid the upheaval of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate, the story begins with reform in the Florida court system.